Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Fars', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic: اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, romanized: Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.

Area total (m2): 251000000000.00
AverageDepth: 50.00
BasinCountries: enIran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman
Caption: enPersian Gulf from space
Comment: enThe Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Fars', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic: اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, romanized: Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.
Country: Bahrain; Iran; Iraq; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates
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Geometry: POINT(52 26)
Has abstract: enThe Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Fars', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic: اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, romanized: Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline. The Persian Gulf has many fishing grounds, extensive reefs (mostly rocky, but also coral), and abundant pearl oysters, but its ecology has been damaged by industrialization and oil spills. The Persian Gulf is in the Persian Gulf Basin, which is of Cenozoic origin and related to the subduction of the Arabian Plate under the Zagros Mountains. The current flooding of the basin started 15,000 years ago due to rising sea levels of the Holocene glacial retreat.
Has exact match: i85965
Hypernym: Sea
Inflow: Gulf of Oman
Inflow: Gulf of Oman
Is primary topic of: Persian Gulf
Label: enPersian Gulf
Latitude: 26.00
Length (m): 989000.00
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Location: Western Asia
Location: Western Asia
Longitude: 52.00
Maximum depth (m): 90.00
Name: enPersian Gulf
Name: enPersian Gulf
Point: 26.0 52.0
SameAs: 200680658
SameAs: 200680658; 244550227; 3BgnA; 4075992-1; Basra Körfezi; Den Persiske Bugt; Fors koʻrfazi; Ghuba ya Uajemi; Gjiri Persik; Golfe Persique; Golfo Persico; Golfo Pérsico; Golfo Pérsico; Golfo Pérsico; Golf Persic; Golf Pèrsic; Golful Persic; Golfu Pérsicu; Golpong Persiko; Gulfo han Persia; Gulf Pẹ́rsíà; Gulfu Pèrsicu; Gwlff Persia; Hoala Persika; http://sws.geonames.org/235616/; İran körfəzi; Kendava Besreyê; Lempongan Pèrsi; m.0661z; Murascaill na Peirse; Mx4rvVjsY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA; Pärsia laht; Persaflói; Persa Golfo; Persesche Golf; Persia ayollohco; Persiabukta; Persiabukten; Persian%20Gulf; Persiana gulfo; Persian Gulf; Persian Gulf; Persianlahti; Persiar golkoa; Persie Gulf; Persiese Golf; Persijas līcis; Persijos įlanka; Persischer Golf; Persischer Golf; persischer-golf; Persiska viken; Persiski zaliw; Perský záliv; Perzijski zaliv; Perzijski zaliv; Perzijski zaljev; Perzijski zaljev; Perzische Golf; Perzische Golf; Perzsa-öböl; Perzský záliv; Perzyske Golf; Pleg-mor Persia; Q34675; Sinus Persicus; Taluak Persia; Teluk Parsi; Teluk Persia; Teluk Pérsia; Vịnh Ba Tư; Zatoka Perska; Περσικός Κόλπος; ГӀажарийн айма; Парс булуңу; Парсы шығанағы; Персидский залив; Персийн булан; Персийски залив; Персиски Залив; Персијски залив; Перс кӳлмекĕ; Персы бакæлæн; Перська затока; Персідскі заліў; Фарсы култыгы; Фарсы ҡултығы; Халиҷи Форс; Պարսից ծոց; המפרץ הפרסי; פערסישער איינגאס; الخليج العربي; الخليج الفارسى; خلیج فارس; خلیج فارس; خلیج فارس; خلیج فارس; فارس کؤرفزی; کەنداوی فارس; इराणचे आखात; फ़ारस की खाड़ी; फारसको खाडी; পারস্য উপসাগর; ਫ਼ਾਰਸ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ; பாரசீக வளைகுடா; പേർഷ്യൻ ഗൾഫ്; อ่าวเปอร์เซีย; სპარსეთის ყურე; የፋርስ ባህረስላጤ; ペルシア湾; 波斯湾; 페르시아만
SeeAlso: Eastern Arabia; Gulf of Oman desert; List of islands; Portuguese rule; Semi-desert; Strait of Hormuz; The Persian Gulf
Sign: enDarius I
Source: Darius the Great's Suez Inscriptions
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Text: enI ordered to dig this canal from the river that is called Nile and flows in Egypt , to the sea that begins in Persia . Therefore, when this canal had been dug as I had ordered, ships went from Egypt through this canal to Persia, as I had intended.
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