Persian Gulf | Definition, Location, Map, Countries, & Facts
WEBMay 17, 2024 · 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. Its length is some 615 miles, and its width varies from a maximum of about 210 miles to a minimum of 35 miles.
Opinion | A Visual Guide to the Middle East - The New York Times
WEBApril 20, 2024. At the U.N. General Assembly in September, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, brandished a map titled “The New Middle East” and asserted that Israel’s ties with...
Persian Gulf - Wikipedia
WEB'Gulf of Fars ', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs] ), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf ( Arabic: اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, romanized : Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī ), is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. [1] .
Middle East - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1958, the State Department explained that the terms "Near East" and "Middle East" were interchangeable, and defined the region as including only Egypt, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.
Middle East | History, Map, Countries, & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · Near East applied to the region nearest Europe, extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf; Middle East, from the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia; and Far East, those regions facing the Pacific Ocean.
Gulf Cooperation Council - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries— Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman. The GCC was established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in May 1981.
Arab states of the Persian Gulf - Wikipedia
WEBThe Arab states of the Persian Gulf or the Arab Gulf states ( Arabic: دول الخليج العربي) [1] refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Persian Gulf - WorldAtlas
WEBFeb 4, 2021 · The Persian Gulf, a mediterranean sea, is part of the Indian Ocean. It is located in Western Asia. It is an extension of the Gulf of Oman and connects to the Indian Ocean via the Strait of Hormuz in the east. The Persian Gulf is also referred to as the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Iran.
Understanding the Gulf States | The Washington Institute
WEBMar 31, 2014 · The Gulf States, loosely grouped together since 1981 in the Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC, have seen crises come and go, but, with the exception of Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, have …
Middle East News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
WEB2 days ago · Middle East News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera. Israel’s war on Gaza: Rights groups urge Biden to oppose threats to ICC. US lawmakers are pushing to sanction International Criminal Court...
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