Persian Gulf


The Persian Gulf ( - <u>Kh</u>alīj-e Fārs; in Classical Arabic: بحر الفارس Bahr al-Fārs, in Modern Arabic: al-<u>Kh</u>alīj al-Arabi or al-<u>Kh</u>alīj al-Fārisī), in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Gulf of Oman located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula.[1]