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The Persian Gulf is home to many islands, mostly small, distributed in the gulf's entire geographic area and administered by the neighboring nations. Most islands are sparsely populated, with some being barren, and some utilized for communication, military, or as ship docks. Some of the islands in the Persian Gulf are artificially constructed ...
1.1 Persian Gulf. 1.2 Oman Sea. 1.3 Caspian Sea. ... Printable version; In other projects ... 427 islands shared with Turkey and Azerbaijan, including: ...
In the year 2000, a plan was created for a pioneering project in Bahrain, the first to offer 100% freehold land ownership to expatriates living in the Kingdom of Bahrain, was devised; thus came the plan of Amwaj Islands. The plan was also to increase the supply of waterfront property which is in low supply in this small island nation.
Kharg or Khark Island (Persian: جزیره خارک) is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is 25 km (16 mi) off the coast of Iran and 483 km (300 mi) northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Its total area is 20 km 2 (7.7 sq mi).
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Fourth Chapter: Boumusa, Big Tonb and Small Tonb Islands: political geographical of Boumusa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs Islands, geo-strategic role of the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, historical background of the three Iranian islands, 68 years of occupations of Boumusa, Big Tonb and Small Tonb Islands by Britain (1903- 1971 ...
The town's ruler decided to shift his residence to the island around 1300, in order to evade attacks by Mongolian and Turkish groups from the interior. [7] The ruler later made peace with the Ilkhans. Ibn Battuta also visited the island and New Hormuz. [8] Portuguese presence in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. Green – Portuguese possessions.
Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country of the Kingdom ...