Persian Gulf - Wikipedia
WEBPersian Gulf at Night from ISS, 2020. The Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Persia ', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic: اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, romanized: Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a …
Persian Gulf naming dispute - Wikipedia
WEBThe Persian Gulf naming dispute concerns the gulf known historically and internationally as the Persian Gulf, [2] [3] after Persia (the Western exonym for Iran) is involved in an ongoing naming dispute.
Persian Gulf | Definition, Location, Map, Countries, & Facts
WEB4 days ago · Persian Gulf, shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Iran. The sea has an area of about 93,000 square miles. Its length is some 615 miles, and its width varies from a maximum of about 210 miles to a minimum of 35 miles.
Arab states of the Persian Gulf - Wikipedia
WEBThe Arab states of the Persian Gulf or the Arab Gulf states (Arabic: دول الخليج العربي) [1] refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Persian Gulf - WorldAtlas
WEBFeb 4, 2021 · The Persian Gulf is also referred to as the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Iran. It covers approximately 251,000 km 2, with a maximum depth of 90 meters and an average depth of 50 meters. The Persian Gulf lies between Arabian Peninsula and Iran to the southwest and northeast respectively.
Political Map of Persian Gulf - Nations Online Project
WEBThe Persian Gulf is an arm of the Arabian Sea between the mountainous coast of southwestern Iran and the rather flat coast of Arabian Peninsula. The gulf is approximately 1000 km long and 200 to 300 km wide, with an area of about 250,000 km².
Persian Gulf - New World Encyclopedia
WEBHistorically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf by certain Arab countries or simply The Gulf, although neither of the latter two terms is recognized internationally.
Persian Gulf - Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 27, 2018 · The Persian Gulf, known to Arabs as the Arabian Gulf, is a crescent-shaped stretch of water forming an extension of the Indian Ocean. The entrance from the Arabian Sea is via the Straits of Hormuz, which at their narrowest are only about 55 kilometers wide.
Persian Gulf - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBPersian Gulf from space, seen by satellite. The Persian Gulf is the name of a geographical place. Its location is in the Middle East. It is an extension of the Gulf of Oman. It is between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, and the Arabs prefer to call it the Arabian Gulf.
Persian Gulf summary | Britannica
WEBPersian Gulf, Arm of the Arabian Sea. It is about 615 mi (990 km) long and rarely exceeds a depth of 300 ft (90 m). It is connected with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea through the Strait of Hormuz. It contains the island kingdom of Bahrain and is bordered by Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq.