GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Gulf of Aden
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Red Sea
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Sea of Marmara
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Persian Gulf
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Detailed explanation-1: -The GNS lists “Persian Gulf” as the Conventional name, along with 16 Variant names in different languages, such as “Gulf of Iran", “Gulf of Ajam", “Gulf of Basra", “Arabian Gulf", “Persian-Arabian Gulf", “Gulf of Fars", and “Farsi Gulf".
Detailed explanation-2: -"Persian Gulf” has been the usual term in English for centuries, but it is sometimes also called the “Arabian Gulf", mainly in Arab countries. The entire east coast of the Gulf is in Iran, formerly known as Persia.
Detailed explanation-3: -On one side of the water there’s Iran, and on the other side a collection of Arab states: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The ancient geographers Strabo and Ptolemy called this stretch of water the Persian Gulf – a name that has persisted into modern times.
Detailed explanation-4: -Persian Gulf: The countries that surround the Persian Gulf are: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.