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2. www.britannica.com › place › Persian-GulfPersian Gulf | Definition, Location, Map, Countries, & Facts

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   4 days ago · Deepwater oil-loading port off Sitrah island, Bahrain, in the Persian Gulf. 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 (241,000 square km). Its length is some 615 miles (990 km), and its width varies from a maximum of ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Geography_of_IranGeography of Iran - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Geographically, the country of Iran is located in West Asia and borders the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. Topographically, it is predominantly located on the Persian Plateau . Its mountains have impacted both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries.

   • Region: West Asia
   • Highest point: Mount Damavand, 5,610 m (18,406 ft)

   • Area: Ranked 17th
   • Lowest point: Caspian Sea, −28 m (−91.9 ft)

4. www.britannica.com › place › Strait-of-HormuzStrait of Hormuz | Map, Importance, Oil, & Facts | Britannica

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   May 3, 2024 · Strait of Hormuz, channel linking the Persian Gulf (west) with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea (southeast). The strait is 35 to 60 miles (55 to 95 km) wide and separates Iran (north) from the Arabian Peninsula (south). Learn more about the Strait of Hormuz in this article.

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5. www.britannica.com › place › QatarQatar | Map, Pronunciation, World Cup 2022, Life, People ...

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   6 days 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.

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   Why did trade on the Persian Gulf accelerate in late antiquity?

   • There were voyages on the Persian Gulf in antiquity as far back as the Sumerian period. However, I would like to suggest that the amount of trade on the sea suddenly accelerated in Late Antiquity as a direct result of the conflicts between the major centralized empires: Persian and Roman.

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   Are there cliffs in the Arabian Gulf?

   • Cliffs are rare on the Arabian shore of the gulf, except around the base of the Qatar Peninsula and in the extreme southeast around the Strait of Hormuz, where they form the spectacular coast of the Musandam Peninsula. Most of the Arabian shore is bordered by sandy beaches, with many small islands enclosing small lagoons.

   Persian Gulf | Definition, Location, Map, Countries, & Facts

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   What kind of mud is in the Persian Gulf?

   • The deeper parts of the Persian Gulf adjacent to the Iranian coast and the area around the Tigris-Euphrates delta are mainly floored with gray-green muds rich in calcium carbonate. The shallower areas to the southwest are covered with whitish gray or speckled skeletal sands and fine carbonate muds.

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   Is the Persian Gulf a remnant of Mesopotamia?

   • The present-day Persian Gulf, together with its northwestern continuation now infilled by the deposits of the Mesopotamian rivers, is the remains of a once much larger basin of deposition aligned northwest to southeast that existed throughout much of geologic history.

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7. www.iranchamber.com › history › articlesIran Chamber Society: History of Iran: The Persian Gulf Trade ...

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   May 10, 2024 · The Persian Gulf Trade in Late Antiquity. By: Touraj Daryaee, 2003. California State University, Fullerton. T he Persians made themselves important in world history with the establishment of the Achaemenid Empire in the sixth century BCE. Their rise and center of power was from the province of Fars (Pars/ Persis) in the southwestern region of ...

8. chinaglobalsouth.com › podcasts › chinas-growingChina’s Growing Influence in the Persian Gulf

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   Apr 30, 2024 · China’s Growing Influence in the Persian Gulf. Energy. Persian Gulf. Podcast. April 30, 2024. by Eric Olander. It wasn’t that long ago the Persian Gulf was a no-go zone for Chinese diplomacy. Back then, China didn’t source much energy from Gulf countries, and its diplomats were ill-equipped to handle the region’s contentious politics.

9. reviews.history.ac.uk › review › 872Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf. Manama since ...

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   5 days ago · Manama since 1800. Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf. Manama since 1800. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009, ISBN: 9780521514354; 276pp.; Price: £55.00. Dr Leila Vignal, review of Histories of City and State in the Persian Gulf. Manama since 1800, (review no. 872) If one looks today at a satellite image of Manama (1 ...