persian gulf

     

Bahrain is composed of several islands in the Gulf of Bahrain & this larger gulf

Trivia about persian gulf

  • Islands in this gulf include Bahrain, Kharg & Bubiyan
  • Kuwait's largest island, Bubiyan, lies in this gulf
  • Banks of pearl-producing mollusks are found around Bahrain, on the Arabian shore of this gulf
  • What some Mesopotamians called the "Nether Sea" we call this gulf
  • Iran's main crude oil terminal is on Kharg Island in this gulf
  • Bandar-E Khomeini, Iran & Manama, Bahrain are chief ports on this gulf
  • Shatt Al Arab River(a gulf)
  • Chief ports on this gulf include Kuwait City & Al Basrah, Iraq
  • Appropriately, Iran has the longest coastline on it
  • It's the "Gulf" in the Gulf War of 1991
  • The Gulf of Oman is connected to this gulf by the Strait of Hormuz
  • Large banks of pearl-producing mollusks are found on this gulf's western shore on the Arabian Peninsula
  • Qishm and Bahrain are the largest inhabited islands in this gulf
  • Among the countries that surround this body of water are Iran, Iraq, Qatar & Kuwait
  • You'll find this strategic body of water directly southeast of Iraq
  • It's the body of water into which the Qatar Peninsula juts
  • The Tigris flows into this gulf
  • Umm Qasr is Iraq's only port on this body of water
  • Leading ports on this gulf include Abadan in Iran & Al Basrah in Iraq
  • The Tigris & Euphrates rivers flow together before emptying into this gulf
  • A main strategic value of Muscat stems from its position at the entranceway to this 90,000 sq. mi. body of water

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