Kharg Island
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Kharg Island is a strategically important island in the Persian Gulf, known primarily as one of Iran’s main oil export terminals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kharg Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| accessControl | restricted access ⓘ |
| conflict | Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| distanceToShore | approximately 25 kilometers from Iranian mainland ⓘ |
| economicRole | major contributor to Iranian export revenues ⓘ |
| exportProduct |
crude oil
ⓘ
petroleum products ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatus | strategic energy chokepoint ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airport
ⓘ
oil loading terminals ⓘ oil storage tanks ⓘ pipelines ⓘ port infrastructure ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | oil and gas ⓘ |
| hasPort | Kharg oil terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
military significance
ⓘ
oil export terminal ⓘ petroleum storage facility ⓘ port ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | target of Iraqi air raids during Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Bushehr Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bandar-e Genaveh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bushehr NERFINISHED ⓘ coast of Iran ⓘ |
| nearbyStrait | Strait of Hormuz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | National Iranian Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Iranian Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iranian oil infrastructure
ⓘ
Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| securityStatus | heavily guarded ⓘ |
| significanceToIran | primary crude oil export point ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of shipping lanes in northern Persian Gulf
ⓘ
major Iranian oil export hub ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
coral island
ⓘ
low-lying terrain ⓘ |
| timeOfEvent | 1980s ⓘ |
| timeZone | Iran Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBombedBy | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Iran