Persian Gulf

E3558

arm of the Arabian Sea body of water gulf

The Persian Gulf is a strategic body of water in Western Asia, bordered by several Middle Eastern countries and vital for global oil shipping and military operations.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Persian Gulf canonical	340
Arabian Gulf	77
Persian Gulf region	72
Arabian Gulf coast	8
Arabian Gulf region	5
Kuwait Bay	3
الخليج العربي	3
Gulf region	1
India–Persian Gulf	1
Northern Arabian Gulf	1
Persian Gulf basin	1
Persian Gulf coast	1
Persian Gulf via Strait of Hormuz	1
Persian Gulf waters	1
coast of the Persian Gulf	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arm of the Arabian Sea ⓘ body of water ⓘ gulf ⓘ
alternativeName	Persian Gulf ⓘ surface form: Arabian Gulf
borderedBy	Bahrain ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Oman ⓘ Persian Gulf states ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ
connectedTo	Gulf of Oman ⓘ Strait of Hormuz ⓘ
flowsInto	Gulf of Oman ⓘ
hasArea	approximately 251000 square kilometers ⓘ
hasAverageDepth	about 50 meters ⓘ
hasCoastlineLength	over 5000 kilometers ⓘ
hasDisputedNaming	true ⓘ
hasGeopoliticalImportance	high ⓘ
hasHistoricalRegion	Mesopotamia vicinity ⓘ Persia vicinity ⓘ
hasMajorIsland	Bahrain ⓘ surface form: Bahrain Island Kish Island ⓘ Qeshm Island ⓘ
hasMajorPort	Abu Dhabi ⓘ Dammam ⓘ Doha ⓘ Dubai ⓘ Kuwait City ⓘ Manama ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth	about 90 meters ⓘ
hasSignificantNaturalGasReservesInRegion	true ⓘ
hasSignificantOilReservesInRegion	true ⓘ
isMajorOilTransportRoute	true ⓘ
isSemiEnclosedSea	true ⓘ
isShallowSea	true ⓘ
isStrategicWaterway	true ⓘ
locatedIn	Middle East ⓘ surface form: Western Asia
partOf	Indian Ocean ⓘ surface form: Indian Ocean basin
salinity	high ⓘ
usedFor	fishing ⓘ international shipping ⓘ military operations ⓘ offshore gas production ⓘ offshore oil production ⓘ
waterExchangeThrough	Strait of Hormuz ⓘ

Referenced by (516)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Navy → operatesIn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Arab world → hasGulf → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Gulf War → location → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian Gulf region

Middle East → borderedBy → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Middle East → hasSubregion → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gulf region

Dubai → locatedOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian Gulf coast

Iran → hasCoastOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Persian Gulf → alternativeName → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arabian Gulf

Iraq → hasCoastOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Arabian Peninsula → borderedBy → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Saudi Arabia → hasCoastOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Gulf Arabic → region → Persian Gulf ⓘ

British East India Company → regionOfActivity → Persian Gulf ⓘ

United Arab Emirates → hasCoastOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Doha → coast → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Tigris → ultimatelyEmptiesInto → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Gulf Cooperation Council → regionServed → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Indian Ocean trade network → connectedRegion → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Qatar → hasCoastlineOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Kuwait City → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arabian Gulf

Arabian Sea → connectedTo → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Islamic world → hasRegion → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Arabian Desert → borderedBy → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Euphrates → flowsInto → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Kuwait → hasCoastlineOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) → primaryTheatre → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Manama → locatedInRegion → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Manama → locatedOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Manama → drainageBasin → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Palm Jumeirah → locatedIn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Dubai Creek → flowsInto → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Bahrain → locatedIn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

British India Steam Navigation Company → operatedRoute → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: India–Persian Gulf

Dubai Marina → locatedOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arabian Gulf

Middle East Command → theatre → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Operation Desert Shield → location → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian Gulf region

Operation Desert Shield → theater → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Jebel Ali Free Zone → locatedNear → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Port of Jebel Ali → locatedIn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Port of Jebel Ali → locatedOn → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: coast of the Persian Gulf

Jumeirah → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Operation Granby → location → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian Gulf region

Southwestern Iranian languages → primaryRegion → Persian Gulf ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian Gulf region

Sinbad the Sailor → settingRegion → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Gulf of Oman → connectsTo → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Gulf of Oman → connectedWaterBody → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Gulf of Oman → isEntranceTo → Persian Gulf ⓘ

Saudi Arabian Navy → operatesIn → Persian Gulf ⓘ