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4 days ago · The following names have been used to describe the conflict itself: Gulf War and Persian Gulf War are the most common terms for the conflict used within western countries, though it may also be called the First Gulf War (to distinguish it from the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent Iraq War).
- Highway of Death
The Highway of Death (Arabic: طريق الموت ṭarīq al-mawt) is a...
- Ba'athist Iraq
Ba'athist Iraq, officially the Iraqi Republic (1968–1992)...
- Iran–Iraq War
Iran attacked tankers carrying Iraqi oil from Kuwait, later...
- Coalition of The Gulf War
On 29 November 1990, the adoption of United Nations Security...
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2 days ago · Mahan realized not only the strategic importance of the region, but also of its center, the Persian Gulf. He labeled the area surrounding the Persian Gulf as the Middle East, and said that after Egypt's Suez Canal, it was the most important passage for Britain to control in order to keep the Russians from advancing towards British India.
- 7,207,575 km² (2,782,860 sq mi)
- 371 million (2010)
3 days ago · Bahrain, small Arab state situated in a bay on the southwestern coast of the Persian Gulf. It has been inhabited since ancient times and was the seat of the ancient Sumerian kingdom of Dilmun. Since 1783 it has been ruled by the Khalifah family. Learn more about Bahrain in this article.
2 days ago · Iran is bounded to the north by Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea, to the east by Pakistan and Afghanistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. Iran also controls about a dozen islands in the Persian Gulf.
- What is the official language of Iran?Persian (Fārsī) is the predominant and official language of Iran. A number of languages and dialects from three language families—Indo-European, Al...
- Are Persia and Iran the same place?The region that is now known as Iran was traditionally known as Persia, with roots as a distinctive culture and society dating to the Achaemenian p...
- What is the main religion of Iran?The vast majority of Iranians are Muslims of the Ithnā ʿAsharī, or Twelver, Shiʿi branch, which is the official state religion. Iran’s populations...
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1 day ago · Qatar, independent emirate on the west coast of the Persian Gulf. It has one of the world’s largest reserves of petroleum and natural gas and employs large numbers of foreign workers in its production process. The country is ruled by the Thani dynasty, and its capital is the eastern coastal city of Doha.
3 days ago · The Parthian dynasty brought the Persian Gulf under their control and extended their influence as far as Oman. Because they needed to control the Persian Gulf trade route, the Parthians established garrisons in the southern coast of Persian Gulf.
4 days ago · This essay attempts to discuss the importance of the Persian Gulf and its economic relationship with the province of Fars and East Asia before the eighth century CE. There were voyages on the Persian Gulf in antiquity as far back as the Sumerian period.
