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Persian Gulf
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gulf of Iran, Al-Farsi Gulf, The Gulf, Arabian Gulf
extension of the Indian Ocean
The Persian Gulf is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. It matters because it is one of the world's most strategically important waterways, containing vast oil and natural gas reserves that are crucial to global energy supplies.
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- Instance of
- gulf
- Part of
- Erythraean Sea
- Named after
- Persis
- Official name
- Golfe d’Iran
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Area
- 251000
- Image
- PersianGulf vue satellite du golfe persique.jpg
- Length
- 989
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- basin country
- Kuwait
- topic's main category
- Category:Persian Gulf
- inflows
- Mehran River
- Commons category
- Persian Gulf
- salinity
- 41
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- vertical depth
- 90
- name
- Persian Gulf
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- native label
- خلیج فارس
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Encyclopedic overview
The Persian Gulf at night from the ISS, 2020.
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (Persia). It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The river delta of the Shatt al-Arab forms the north-west shoreline.
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