Interestingly enough, there used to be a relatively large partially-Black (“Zanj”) population in Iraq and the Levant!
Despite the Arabian peninsula being culturally important to Arab peoples, it couldn’t support a large population of slaves, because it couldn’t support a large population of… anyone, really, until the discovery of a vast wealth of oil reserves in the mid-20th century.
Interestingly enough, there used to be a relatively large partially-Black (“Zanj”) population in Iraq and the Levant!
Despite the Arabian peninsula being culturally important to Arab peoples, it couldn’t support a large population of slaves, because it couldn’t support a large population of… anyone, really, until the discovery of a vast wealth of oil reserves in the mid-20th century.
I suspect you are correct. Its also important to note that only the elite own slaves. And they would concentrate them on their business interests.