Editing Persian Gulf (section)

==Geography==
{{See also|Southern Iran|Eastern Arabia|Arab states of the Persian Gulf}}
The [[International Hydrographic Organization]] defines the Persian Gulf's southern limit as "The Northwestern limit of Gulf of Oman". This limit is defined as "A line joining Ràs Limah (25°57'N) on the coast of [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]] and Ràs al Kuh (25°48'N) on the coast of Iran (Persia)".<ref name="IHO">{{cite web|year=1953|title=Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition|url=https://iho.int/uploads/user/pubs/standards/s-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008191433/http://www.iho-ohi.net/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S23_1953.pdf|archive-date=8 October 2011|access-date=28 December 2020|publisher=International Hydrographic Organization}}</ref>

This inland sea of some {{convert|251000|km²|0|abbr=out}} is connected to the [[Gulf of Oman]] in the east by the [[Strait of Hormuz]]; and its western end is marked by the major [[river delta]] of the [[Shatt al-Arab]], which carries the waters of the [[Euphrates]] and the [[Tigris]]. In [[Iran]], this is called "Arvand Rud" ({{lit|Swift River}}). Its length is {{convert|989|km|0|abbr=off}}, with Iran covering most of the northern coast and [[Saudi Arabia]] most of the southern coast. The Persian Gulf is about {{convert|56|km|0|abbr=on}} wide at its narrowest, in the Strait of Hormuz. Overall, the waters are very shallow, with a maximum depth of {{convert|90|m|0|abbr=off}} and an average depth of {{convert|50|m|0|abbr=off}}.

Countries with a coastline on the Persian Gulf are (clockwise, from north): Iran; [[Oman]]'s [[Musandam Governorate|Musandam exclave]]; the [[United Arab Emirates]]; Saudi Arabia; [[Qatar]], on a [[peninsula]] off the Saudi coast; [[Bahrain]], an island nation; [[Kuwait]]; and [[Iraq]] in the northwest. [[List of islands in the Persian Gulf|Various small islands]] also lie within the Persian Gulf, some of which are the subject of [[Territorial disputes in the Persian Gulf|territorial disputes]] between the states in the region.

===Exclusive economic zone===
[[Exclusive economic zone]]s in the Persian Gulf:<ref>{{Cite web|title=EEZ|url=http://www.seaaroundus.org/data/#/eez|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.seaaroundus.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Catches by Taxon in the waters of Oman (Musandam)|url=http://www.seaaroundus.org/data/#/eez/911?chart=catch-chart&dimension=taxon&measure=tonnage&limit=10|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.seaaroundus.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|-
!width=75|Number
!width=250|Country
!width=100|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
| align=center|1 || '''{{IRI}}''' || align=center|97,860
|-
| align=center|2 || '''{{UAE}}''' || align=center|52,455 
|-
| align=center|3 || '''{{KSA}}''' || align=center|33,792
|-
| align=center|4 || '''{{QAT}}''' || align=center|31,819
|-
| align=center|5 || '''{{KUW}}''' || align=center|11,786
|-
| align=center|6 || '''{{BHR}}''' || align=center|8,826
|-
| align=center|7 || '''{{OMA}}''' || align=center|3,678
|-
| align=center|8 || '''{{IRQ}}''' || align=center|540
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
!Total
|'''Persian Gulf''' || align=center|'''240,756''' 
|}

===Coastlines===
Countries by [[coastline length]]{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|-
!width=75|Number
!width=250|Country
!width=100|Length (km)
|-
| align=center|1 || '''{{IRI}}''' || align=center|1,536
|-
| align=center|2 || '''{{KSA}}''' || align=center|1,300
|-
| align=center|3 || '''{{UAE}}''' || align=center|900
|-
| align=center|4 || '''{{QAT}}''' || align=center|563
|-
| align=center|5 || '''{{KUW}}''' || align=center|499
|-
| align=center|6 || '''{{BHR}}''' || align=center|161
|-
| align=center|7 || '''{{OMA}}''' || align=center|100
|-
| align=center|8 || '''{{IRQ}}''' || align=center|58
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
!Total
|'''Persian Gulf''' || align=center|'''5,117''' 
|}

=== Islands ===
{{See also|List of islands in the Persian Gulf}}

The Persian Gulf is home to many islands such as Bahrain, an Arab state. Geographically, the biggest island in the Persian Gulf is [[Qeshm island]], belonging to Iran and located in the [[Strait of Hormuz]]. Other significant islands in the Persian Gulf include [[Greater Tunb]], [[Lesser Tunb]] and [[Kish Island|Kish]] administered by Iran, [[Bubiyan Island|Bubiyan]] administered by Kuwait, [[Tarout]] administered by Saudi Arabia, and [[Dalma (island)|Dalma]] administered by UAE. In recent years, there has also been the addition of [[artificial island]]s for [[tourist attraction]]s, such as [[The World Islands]] in [[Dubai]] and [[The Pearl Island]] in [[Doha]]. Persian Gulf islands are often also historically significant, having been used in the past by colonial powers such as the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] and the [[British Empire|British]] in their trade or as acquisitions for their empires.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramerini|first=Marco|title=Portuguese in the Arabia and the Persian Gulf|url=http://www.colonialvoyage.com/eng/asia/persian_gulf/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911015234/http://www.colonialvoyage.com/portuguese-persian-gulf-arabian-peninsula/|archive-date=2015-09-11|access-date=2010-11-27}}</ref>