Persian Gulf

Abu Musa or Gap-Sabzu (in Persian ابوموسی) is an island in the eastern Persian Gulf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abu Musa"

Bandar Abbas or Bandar-e 'Abbas (in Persian: بندر عباس) is a port city on the southern coast of Iran ( Persia), on the Persian Gulf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bandar Abbas"

Dubai or Dubayy (in Arabic: دبيّ, IPA , generally in English) refers to either ...more on Wikipedia about "Dubai"

Farsi is one of the Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Farsi Island"

The Greater and Lesser Tunbs (in Persian: تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک "Tunb-e Buzurg & Tunb-e Kuchak") (tunb is Persian for "hilly place") are two islands in the eastern Persian Gulf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greater and Lesser Tunbs"

Gulf Arabic (occasionally Persian Gulf Arabic) is a variety of the Arabic language spoken around both shores of the Persian Gulf, mainly in Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Oman. Some notable characteristics that set it apart from other Bedouin dialects are an unusual number of Persian loanwords, and a pronunciation of kaaf as ch; like other Bedouin dialects, it pronounces qaaf as g. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gulf Arabic"

Hormozgan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman. Its area is 68475 km2, and it's provincial capital is Bandar Abbas. The province has 14 islands located in the Persian Gulf, and 1000 km of coastline. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hormozgan"

Kish ( Persian: کیش) is an Iranian island and city in the Persian Gulf, and is part of the Hormozgan province. Due to its status as a free trade zone, it is well regarded as a consumer's 'paradise,' and features numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of about 20,000 residents and about 1.5 million people visit the island annually. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kish, Iran"

The Persian Gulf ( Persian: خليج فارس, Khaleej-é-Fars or Khaleej-e Pars, in Arabic: Al-Khaleej Al-Faresi الخلیج الفارسی), in the Middle East region, it is an extension of the Gulf of Oman located between Iran ( Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula. Since the 1960s, the Gulf's Arabs and their states have often referred to the water body as the Arabian Gulf (which is in fact the ancient name of the Red Sea) but this is not commonly used in English and is not acknowledged by organizations such as the United Nations. See Persian Gulf naming dispute. ...more on Wikipedia about "Persian Gulf"

Qeshm (in Persian: قشم) is an island situated in the Strait of Hormuz off the south coast of Iran ( Persia) and east of the Persian Gulf ( ). It has an area of over 500 mi² (1295 km²). Clarence Strait separates mainland Iran from Qeshm Island. The surface is mostly rocky and barren. It is Iran's largest and the Persian Gulf's largest island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Qeshm"

The Strait of Hormuz (تنگه هرمز in Persian) is a narrow strategically important stretch of ocean between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest. On the north coast is Iran ( Persia) and on the south coast is the United Arab Emirates and an exclave of Oman. ...more on Wikipedia about "Strait of Hormuz"

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