The open knowledge base of Iran
An open, bilingual reference on Iran's history, culture, and land. Every claim carries a source you can follow to the original — in two languages, for people and for machines.
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Geography · in Persian
The Persian Gulf is a shallow, semi-enclosed sea between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, linked to the ocean only through the Strait of Hormuz. It carries a naming record of nearly 2,500 years, the world's densest cluster of oil and gas, a uniquely heat-adapted ecology, and a shared maritime culture across eight coastal states.
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