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The Arabian Gulf is located between the Gulf of Oman and the Shatt al-Arab – the Shatt al-Arab is the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Arabian Gulf is surrounded by the lands of the Asian continent, specifically the Arabian Gulf is surrounded by the lands of each of the following countries: the Republic of Iraq, the Iranian Republic, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , The State of Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Qatar. It is thus surrounded by eight countries. The waters of the Arabian Gulf constitute a natural watershed between all of the Arabian Peninsula and its bordering countries, and between Iran and specifically the southwestern region. The Arabian Gulf is connected to the Arabian Sea, and the Arabian Sea in turn has a water connection with the Indian Ocean.
The maximum length of the Arabian Gulf is estimated to be approximately 965 km, while its maximum width is approximately approximately 370 km2, its area is estimated at approximately 233,000 square km, and its maximum depth is approximately 90 meters, and finally the average depth of the Arabian Gulf waters is estimated at about Almost 50 meters.
The importance of the Arabian Gulf
The Arab Gulf possesses great importance, especially from an economic point of view. Many oil tankers pass from this region continuously. The countries that surround this flat are among the world’s richest and most oil-producing countries. As for the ancient times, the Arab Gulf was the important commercial area for the whole world, as it played the role of the link between East and West from the commercial point of view at that time, and from here we see that this region was the most important region in the ancient world and is still to this day This. The Arabian Gulf has a very large coast, reaching about 3500 km in length, and this coast is significantly longer than the Iranian coast, which has a length of about 2440 km, and from here the coast of the Arab region on the Arabian Gulf is longer by more than 1000 Almost a kilometer on the Iranian coast.
