News Articles for "Persian Gulf"
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Iran denies malfunction at nuclear power plant
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman is denying reports that the country's Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant has suffered a malfunction. Abbas Araghc...
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Iran denies its drone entered Bahrain's airspace
An Iranian semi-official news agency reports the country is denying that an unmanned drone violated the airspace of Bahrain, the strategic Gulf kingdom th...
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Search Results for "Persian Gulf"
| Persian Gulf | |
|---|---|
 Persian Gulf from space |
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| Location | Western Asia |
| Type | Gulf |
| Primary inflows | Sea of Oman |
| Basin countries | Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman (exclave of Musandam) |
| Max. length | 989 km (615 mi) |
| Surface area | 251,000 km2 (97,000 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Max. depth | 90 m (300 ft) |
