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Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is a a body of water that provides an outlet for numerous Middle Eastern countries, while separating Iran from the Arabian Peninsula. It was the site of numerous recent conflicts as well as one of the most important hubs for petroleum in the world.
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What river flows from Iraq to Persian gulf?
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The Tigris River and the Euphrates River flow through Iraq and then meet near the city of Al Basrah to create the Shatt Al Arab River.
See this map for a visual explanation:
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Why was the Persian gulf conflict fought?
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Because Iran wanted Oil from Kuwait, and America came to help through the Gulf.
Where is Persian Gulf?
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its in the middle east 28N,51E
It is between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it is recognized as the Persian gulf by the united nations. There are several beautiful Iranian tropical islands there, in particular 'Kish' which is absolutely Gorgeous.
What is the easternmost of the two rivers that flow from Turkey to the Persian Gulf?
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The Tigris River is further east than the Euphrates River.
What country on the northwest coast of the persian gulf?
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The country on the Northwest coast of the Persian gulf is Kuwait. Iraq is also considered to be inclined towards this direction.
What is the Width and Length of Persian Gulf?
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The Persian Gulf is about 615 miles long and its width does vary in different locations from 210 miles to 35 miles. The Persian Gulf is located in the Middle East.
What language is spoken throughout most of the Persian gulf region?
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The Arabic language is the dominant language in the area. However other languages and groups include the Persians of Iran who speak Farsi, the Kurdish people who are spread out throughout the Arabian Peninsula, and the Pashtun people, which is an ethnic group living in Afghanastan. Turkic languages or dialects are also spoken from groups in and out of Turkey.
What is the nation on a peninsula that extends into the Persian gulf?
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The nation is Qatar (full official name the State of Qatar) .
What country is west of the Persian Gulf south of Iraq north of Saudi Arabia?
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West of Egypt is The Western Desert covers about 700,000 square kilometres and accounts for about two-thirds of Egypt's land area. It spans from the Mediterranean Sea south to the Sudanese border and from the Nile River Valley west to the Libyan border.
What important resource that is used today is found in the southern part of the Fertile Crescent near the Persian Gulf?
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What percentage of oil exported from Fifth Fleets area of responsibility transits through the Strait of Hormuz vital choke point?
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What country borders both the Red Sea in the Persian Gulf?
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Saudi Arabia is the only country that borders both the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
What are the countries that are touched by the waters of the persian gulf?
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They are Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran.
Which country in the Arabian gulf was proclaimed a KINGDOM?
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No country in the Persian Gulf (called the Arabian Gulf by Arabs) had a change in government in 2002. At that time and to this day, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain were already kingdoms. Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar were and remain principalities or emirates in Arabic. Iran was and remains an Islamic Republic and Oman was and remains a Sultanate.
What natural resource played a significant part in the economic development of the Persian Gulf countries?
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Oil is the main reason for western intrusion and setting up state and country in middle east from the start. Middle east country used to be more or less a tribal gather but was set to state and country by the coming of western oil company. By setting up the state and country, it come the trading for oil and goods and thus the system of economic development.
Is the Persian Gulf a border of the Middle East?
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No, it is part of the Middle East, not a border.
How many Middle Eastern countries border the Persian Gulf?
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Eight Middle Eastern countries border the Persian Gulf. Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman (exclave of Musandam), Iraq, and Iran all border the Persian Gulf.
What two major rivers drain into the Arabian-Persian gulf?
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Narmada and Tapi are only the rivers which fall in the Arabian sea
What The Carter Doctrine announced in 1980 warned the Soviet Union that the U.S. would respond with military force if any attempts were made to disrupt in the Persian Gulf.?
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When U.S. oil interests were threatened
Which southwest Asian capital cities lie on the Persian gulf?
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There are four capital cities on the Persian Gulf. These capitals are Kuwait City in Kuwait, Manama in Bahrain, Doha in Qatar, and Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.
The success of U.S. naval operations in the Persian Gulf was marred by what?
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accidental destruction of an Iranian airliner by USS Vincennes
