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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Arabic: دول الخليج الفارسي) [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 .
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 ...
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)
The name Gulf of Iran (Persian Gulf) is used by the International Hydrographic Organization. [23] The dispute in naming has become especially prevalent since the 1960s. [24] Rivalry between Iran and some Arab states, along with the emergence of pan-Arabism and Arab nationalism, has seen the name "Arabian Gulf" become predominant in most Arab ...
Gulf of Oman, between the southeastern Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan and Arabian Sea. Gulf of Oristano, near Oristano, Italy on the Western Sardinian coast; Gulf of Panama in the Pacific Ocean south of Panama; Panay Gulf, in the Western Visayas, Philippines; Gulf of Paria, in the Caribbean Sea between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela
Nowadays, Eastern Arabia is a part of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. [2] [3] [page needed] [4] [page needed] The modern-day states of Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are the most commonly listed Gulf Arab states. [2] [5] Most of Saudi Arabia is not geographically a part of Eastern Arabia.
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Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, in a strategic location near major petroleum and natural gas deposits. The State of Qatar occupies 11,571 km 2 (4,468 sq mi) on a peninsula that extends approximately to 160 km (99 mi) north into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula.