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Oil accounts for only 2% of Dubai's GDP. [24] Bahrain has the Persian Gulf's first "post-oil" economy because the Bahraini economy does not rely on oil. [25] Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has heavily invested in the banking and tourism sectors. [26] The country's capital, Manama, is home to many large
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. Large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Eilat خَلِيج الْعَقَبَة (Arabic) מפרץ אילת (Hebrew) The Sinai Peninsula with the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez to the west Gulf of Aqaba Location West Asia Coordinates 28°45′N ...
The Persian Gulf, [a] also known as the Arabian Gulf, [b] 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] It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.
In 2014, the estimated population of the Arabian Peninsula was 77,983,936 (including expatriates). [25] The Arabian Peninsula is known for having one of the most uneven adult sex ratios in the world, with females in some regions (especially the east) constituting only a quarter of people aged between 20 and 40. [26]
168.45 (416.2) 2019 Located in the western part of Bahrain Island, Dilmun Burial Mounds date back to the Dilmun, the Umm al-Nar culture. They were built between 2050 and 1750 BCE include 21 archaeological sites with more than 11 K burial mounds and 17 royal mounds built as 2-storeyed funeral towers. [9] Qal'at al-Bahrain: Northern Governorate,
Arabian Gulf may refer to: Persian Gulf, also referred to as the "Gulf of Basra", "Arabian Gulf", or "The Gulf" Persian Gulf naming dispute; Arab states of the Persian Gulf, countries of the Arabian Peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf, often referred to as "Arab Gulf states" Red Sea, historically known as Sinus Arabicus (lit. Arabian Gulf)
Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia.Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the 12th-largest in the world. [15]
Saudi Arabia (15 C, 2 P) U. United Arab Emirates (16 C, 7 P) Y. Yemen (14 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Arabian Peninsula countries" This category contains only the ...