Persian Gulf
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The '''Persian Gulf''', in the [[Southwest Asia]]n region, is an extension of the [[Indian Ocean]] located between [[Iran]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. | The '''Persian Gulf''', in the [[Southwest Asia]]n region, is an extension of the [[Indian Ocean]] located between [[Iran]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. | ||
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+ | The Persian Gulf was a battlefield of the 1980–1988 [[Iran–Iraq War]], in which each side attacked the other's [[oil tanker]]s. It is the namesake of the 1991 [[Gulf War]], the largely air- and land-based conflict that followed [[Iraq]]'s invasion of [[Kuwait]]. | ||
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+ | * [[Arab cuisine of the Persian Gulf]] | ||
+ | * [[Cradle of civilization]] | ||
+ | * [[Deluge (prehistoric)]] | ||
+ | * [[Gulf of Aden]] | ||
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The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
The Persian Gulf was a battlefield of the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers. It is the namesake of the 1991 Gulf War, the largely air- and land-based conflict that followed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
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