Editing Arab, Alabama (section)

==Geography==
Arab is located at an elevation of {{convert|1100|ft}} on top of [[Brindlee Mountain]], near the southwest end of the [[Appalachian Plateau]].<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The city is primarily in southern Marshall County; a small portion extends south into Cullman County. [[U.S. Route 231]] runs north-to-south through Arab, and [[Alabama State Route 69|State Route 69]] runs east-to-west, through the city's business district. US 231 leads north {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] and south {{convert|32|mi}} to [[Oneonta, Alabama|Oneonta]], while SR 69 leads east {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Guntersville, Alabama|Guntersville]] and southwest {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Cullman, Alabama|Cullman]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|13.453|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|13.320|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.133|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.99%, are water. The city lies on the [[Tennessee Valley Divide]], with the north side draining either west to Cotaco Creek or east to Shoal Creek, both tributaries of the [[Tennessee River]], while the south half of the city drains to the headwaters of the [[Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River]], part of the [[Tombigbee River]] watershed.