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Location: in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
It has many good fishing grounds, extensive coral reefs, and abundant pearl oysters, but its ecology has come under pressure from industrialization, and in particular, petroleum spillages during the recent wars in the region.
It is about 615 mi (990 km) long and rarely exceeds a depth of 300 ft (90 m). It is connected with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea through the Strait of Hormuz. It contains the island kingdom of Bahrain and is bordered by Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iraq. It has long been a maritime trade route between the Middle East and South Asia; its modern economy is dominated
Why Arabian Gulf?
- Used
by the Arab League
- Used
by United Nations in their Arabic documents and Arabic Language is an
official language in the United Nations
- The
name "Persian gulf" is linked to the Persian empire that does not exist
any more. As Mediterranean sea used to be called Roman Sea
- The
people who lives around the gulf from all sides are mostly Arabs so by
demography it should be called Arabian Gulf
- There
is 6 Arabic countries around the gulf but Iran is alone. and 70% of the
coast line is under Arabic countries
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Why Persian Gulf?
- It's
used in most of the maps from long time ago so there is no need to
change the name
- It's a historical name
- Arabian
gulf means the Red Sea so the "Arabian gulf" name may create confusion with the Red sea so it's better to use the name Persian gulf
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| mozhgan
m.jalaaiefar@gmail.com
- 05/09/2010 03:42
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| I'm Iranian and my Gulf is Persian Gulf
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| reza
reza_2244_1@yahoo.com
- 05/09/2010 03:40
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| Persian Gulf
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| انتر ابو انترابوحمار
- 05/09/2010 03:40
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انما خليج فارس صحيح
والذين لا قبولون انهم
وهابيون واحمقوق
ومن بيخ كونيون
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| minmah
minmah2012@yahoo.com
- 05/09/2010 03:40
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HAMATOON GOOSH KONID:
IN KHALIJ HAMISHE FARSE MIMANAD.
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| Persian Golf
parvizy_m@yahoo.com
- 05/09/2010 03:39
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| Persian Golf
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| erge
veghd@yyt.com
- 05/09/2010 03:37
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| khalij fars
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| susan
mahmoody_soosan@yahoo.com
- 05/09/2010 03:31
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| Persian Gulf خلیج فارس
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| sn
sahar18nj@yahoo.com
- 05/09/2010 03:25
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| persian golf...only
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| alireza
ashtiyani_121@yahoo.com
- 05/09/2010 03:24
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| persian gulf
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| mojdeh
mojdeh_d7@yahoo.com
- 05/09/2010 03:20
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| Persian Gulf
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