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- It also is the state with the shortest coastline along the Persian Gulf. Most of Oman lies along the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
- The United States played a limited part until Iraq invaded Iran in 1980 and the ensuing war threatened the safe passage of oil tankers out of the Persian Gulf.
- has named the Persian Gulf Water Channel: Pars Sea (Persian Sea). Before being given the present name, the Persian Gulf was called many different names.
- The Persian Gulf region is in charge of one of the most important responsibilities of the international system in terms of global energy supply.
- Major Ports in the Persian Gulf There are a number of ports in the Persian Gulf and numerous tanker terminals along the coast and offshore.
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- It is widely believed that the Persian Gulf derives its name from the ancient Persia Empire (the Achaemenid Empire) which flourished between 550 and 330 BC.
- The water from the Persian Gulf has a higher salinity, and therefore exits from the bottom of the Strait, while ocean water with less salinity flows in through the top.