Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is located in the Middle East between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is an extension of the Indian Ocean. The narrows at its mouth is the Straits of Hormuz, a strategically important area in various conflicts.
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Latitude of center
26° north
Longitude of center
52° east
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In Other Languages
From Adyghe to Zeeuws—“Persian Gulf” goes by many names.
Перс ПсыдахьAdyghe
Persiese GolfAfrikaans
Gjiri PersikAlbanian
Gjirin PersikAlbanian
የፋርስ ባህረስላጤAmharic
الخليج العربيArabic
الخليج الفارسيArabic
بحر العجمArabic
بحر فارسArabic
خليج البصرةArabic
خليج القطيفArabic
خليج فارسArabic
Պարսից ծոցArmenian
Golfu PérsicuAsturian
Ərəb körfəziAzerbaijani
Fars körfəziAzerbaijani
İran körfəziAzerbaijani
Neft körfəziAzerbaijani
Celukan PersiaBalinese
Фарсы ҡултығыBashkir
Golko pertsikoaBasque
Persiako golkoBasque
Persiako golkoaBasque
Persiar golkoaBasque
Pertsiar GolkoBasque
Pertsiar golkoaBasque
Персідскі заліўBelarusian
Пэрсыдзкая затокаBelarusian
Пэрсыдзкі заліўBelarusian
পারস্য উপসাগরBengali
फारस के खाड़ीBhojpuri
Arapski zalivBosnian
Persijski zalivBosnian
Perzijski zalivBosnian
Perzijski zaljevBosnian
Perzijsko moreBosnian
Pleg-mor arab-ha-persBreton
Pleg-mor PersBreton
Pleg-mor pers hag arabBreton
Pleg-mor PersiaBreton
Арабски заливBulgarian
Персийски заливBulgarian
Персийския заливBulgarian
ပါရှန်ပင်လယ်ကွေ့Burmese
Bahr FarisCatalan
Golf PèrsicCatalan
Golfong PersikoCebuano
Golfong PersiyanhonCebuano
Golpo PersikoCentral Bikol
کەنداوی بەسرەCentral Kurdish
کەنداوی عەرەبCentral Kurdish
کەنداوی عەرەبیCentral Kurdish
کەنداوی فارسCentral Kurdish
Персин аймаChechen
波斯湾Chinese
波斯灣Chinese
海湾地区Chinese
阿拉伯湾Chinese
Перс кӳлмекĕChuvash
Перси пырĕChuvash
Arapski zaljevCroatian
Perzijski zaljevCroatian
Perský zálivCzech
Arabiske BugtDanish
Den Persiske BugtDanish
Den Persiske GolfDanish
Den persiske gulfDanish
Den persiske havbugtDanish
Persiske BugtDanish
Persiske golfDanish
Persiske gulfDanish
Korfezê FarsiDimli (individual language)
Xelicê FarsiDimli (individual language)
Arabische GolfDutch
Persische GolfDutch
Perzische GolfDutch
الخليج الفارسىEgyptian Arabic
الخليج الفارسيEgyptian Arabic
الخلیج الفارسیEgyptian Arabic
خليج البصرةEgyptian Arabic
خليج البصرهEgyptian Arabic
Персиянь ведьулоErzya
Araba GolfoEsperanto
Araba-persa golfoEsperanto
Persa GolfoEsperanto
Pärsia lahtEstonian
Persian KhaarriFiji Hindi
ArabianlahtiFinnish
PersianlahtiFinnish
Golfo PérsicoGalician
PérsicoGalician
სპარსეთის ყურეGeorgian
خلیج فارسGilaki
فارس ٚ خليجGilaki
Αραβικός ΚόλποςGreek
Περσικός ΚόλποςGreek
Parapyte Péysia peguaGuarani
Pô-sṳ̂-vânHakka Chinese
המפרץ הערביHebrew
המפרץ הפרסיHebrew
फ़ारस की खाड़ीHindi
Arab-öbölHungarian
Perzsa-öbölHungarian
Teluk PersiaIban
PersaflóiIcelandic
Gulfo PersiaIdo
Persiana gulfoIdo
Golpo ArabianoIloko
Golpo PersianoIloko
Golpo ti IranIloko
PersialuohtâInari Sami
Teluk PersiaIndonesian
Murascaill na PeirseIrish
Golfo arabicoItalian
Golfo PersicoItalian
アラビア湾Japanese
ペルシア湾Japanese
ペルシャ湾Japanese
Lempongan PèrsiJavanese
Teluk PersiaJavanese
Abagu AfarsiKabyle
Къаджар богъазKarachay-Balkar
فارس سۆتھُرKashmiri
Парсы шығанағыKazakh
ឈូងសមុទ្រពែរ្សKhmer
Араб булуңуKirghiz
Парс булуңуKirghiz
Парсы булуңуKirghiz
Teluk PersiaKomering
Toluk ParsiyaKomering
걸프 만Korean
아라비아 만Korean
페르샤 만Korean
페르시아만Korean
Kendava BasraKurdish
Kendava BasrayêKurdish
Kendava FarisîKurdish
Kendava farsKurdish
Kendava FarsêKurdish
Kendava PersKurdish
Kendawa farsKurdish
ອ່າວເປີເຊຍLao
Sinus PersicusLatin
Arābu līcisLatvian
Persijas jūras līcisLatvian
Persijas līcisLatvian
Perzische GolfLimburgan
Golfo PersianLingua Franca Nova
Arabijos įlankaLithuanian
Persijos įlankaLithuanian
Persų įlankaLithuanian
Persische GulfLow German
Persiski golfLower Sorbian
Persiski zalewLower Sorbian
Persesche GolfLuxembourgish
Персиски ЗаливMacedonian
Helodrano persikaMalagasy
Hoala PersikaMalagasy
Teluk ParsiMalay
Persian GulfMalayalam
ഗൾഫ്Malayalam
പേർഷ്യൻ കടലിടുക്ക്Malayalam
പേർഷ്യൻ ഗൾഫ്Malayalam
अरबी आखातMarathi
इराणचा अखातMarathi
इराणाचे आखातMarathi
पर्शियन अखातMarathi
पर्शियन आखातMarathi
خليج فارسMazanderani
خلیج فارسMazanderani
فارس خليجMazanderani
فارس دریاموناMazanderani
Persia-oanMin Nan Chinese
Pho-su OanMin Nan Chinese
波斯灣Min Nan Chinese
Taluak PersiaMinangkabau
სპარსეთიშ ჸუჯიMingrelian
Арабын буланMongolian
Персийн буланMongolian
لخليجMoroccan Arabic
पर्सियन खाडीNepali
फारसको खाडीNepali
फारसया खाडीNewari
Golf faan PersienNorthern Frisian
PersialuoktaNorthern Sami
PersiabuktenNorwegian
Den arabiske golfNorwegian Bokmål
Den arabiske gulfNorwegian Bokmål
Den persiske buktNorwegian Bokmål
Den persiske golfNorwegian Bokmål
Den persiske gulfNorwegian Bokmål
Den persiske gulfenNorwegian Bokmål
PersiabuktaNorwegian Bokmål
PersiabuktenNorwegian Bokmål
PersiagolfenNorwegian Bokmål
PersiagulfenNorwegian Bokmål
Persiske buktNorwegian Bokmål
Persiske golfNorwegian Bokmål
Persiske gulfNorwegian Bokmål
Persiske gulfenNorwegian Bokmål
Den persiske buktaNorwegian Nynorsk
PersiabuktaNorwegian Nynorsk
PersiagolfenNorwegian Nynorsk
Golf PersicOccitan (post 1500)
ܒܪܩܩܐ ܕܐܝܪܐܢOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܒܪܩܩܐ ܕܦܪܣOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܒܪܩܩܐ ܥܪܒܝܐOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ܒܪܩܩܐ ܦܪܣܝܐOfficial Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
Persisc SǣOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Араббы бакæлæнOssetian
Персайнаг бакæлæнOssetian
Персы бакæлæнOssetian
ਫ਼ਾਰਸ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀPanjabi
ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ ਖਾੜੀPanjabi
Golfo PersicoPapiamento
Golfo PèrsikoPapiamento
بحر فارسPersian
خلیج پارسPersian
خلیج فارسیPersian
خلیج‌فارسPersian
دریای پارسPersian
دریای فارسPersian
شاخاب پارسPersian
کنداب پارسPersian
Gòlf PérsichPiemontese
Al-Chalidż al-ArabiPolish
Zatoka ArabskaPolish
Zatoka PerskaPolish
پارس خليجPushto
پارس سمندرګیPushto
د عربو خليجPushto
د فارس خلیجPushto
عربو خليجPushto
عربي خلیجPushto
ပါရှန်ပင်လယ်ကွေ့Rakhine
Golful PersicRomanian
Golfului PersicRomanian
Арабский заливRussian
Аравийский заливRussian
Персидский заливRussian
Персийскый заливRusyn
Persie GulfScots
Персијски заливSerbian
Persijski zalivSerbo-Croatian
Perzijski zalivSerbo-Croatian
Perzijski zaljevSerbo-Croatian
Gahwi re PerusiyaShona
Golfu di PersiaSicilian
Golfu PèrsicuSicilian
Gulfu di PersiaSicilian
Gulfu PèrsicuSicilian
فارس جي نارSindhi
PersialuhttSkolt Sami
Perzský zálivSlovak
Arabski zalivSlovenian
Perzijski zalivSlovenian
Perzijsko morjeSlovenian
Gacanka FaarsigaSomali
بصره کؤزفزیSouth Azerbaijani
عرب کؤرفزیSouth Azerbaijani
فارس کؤرفزیSouth Azerbaijani
Persian GulfSundanese
Teluk PérsiaSundanese
Ghuba la UajemiSwahili
Ghuba ya PersiaSwahili
Ghuba ya UajemiSwahili
Arabiska vikenSwedish
Iranska vikenSwedish
Persiska GolfenSwedish
Persiska gulfenSwedish
Persiska vikenSwedish
Persischer GolfSwiss German
Golpong PersikoTagalog
Gulpong PersianoTagalog
Халиҷи ФорсTajik
அராபியக் குடாTamil
அரேபிய வளைகுடாTamil
பாரசிக வளைகுடாTamil
பாரசீகக் குடாTamil
Фарсы култыгыTatar
పర్షియన్ గల్ఫ్Telugu
Persian GulfThai
อ่าวเปอร์เซียThai
Persian GulfTok Pisin
Arabistan KörfeziTurkish
Arap KörfeziTurkish
Basra KörfeziTurkish
Fars KörfeziTurkish
İran KörfeziTurkish
Pers KörfeziTurkish
Suudi Arabistan KörfeziTurkish
Pars aýlagyTurkmen
A̱ngam A̱sa̱khwot Fari̱siTyap
A̱ngam A̱sa̱khwot IranTyap
A̱ngam A̱sa̱khwot Pari̱siTyap
A̱ngam A̱sa̱khwot ParsiTyap
Персидська затокаUkrainian
Перська затокаUkrainian
Persiski golfUpper Sorbian
Persiski zaliwUpper Sorbian
خلیج فارسUrdu
Fors koʻrfaziUzbek
Golfo PèrsegoVenetian
vịnh Ả RậpVietnamese
Vịnh Ba TưVietnamese
vịnh Péc xíchVietnamese
Perzische GolfVlaams
Golfo PersyahanonWaray (Philippines)
Golpo PersiaWaray (Philippines)
Golpo PersyanoWaray (Philippines)
Gulfo han PersiaWaray (Philippines)
Persian GulfWaray (Philippines)
Gwlff ArabiaWelsh
Gwlff PersiaWelsh
Y GwlffWelsh
Պարսից ԾոցWestern Armenian
Perzyske GolfWestern Frisian
خلیج فارسWestern Panjabi
波斯灣Wu Chinese
Персия хомотоYakut
פערסישע גאלףYiddish
פערסישער איינגאסYiddish
Gulf Pẹ́rsíàYoruba
Persian GulfYoruba
波斯灣Yue Chinese
Perzische HolfZeeuws
Persiah Ayollohko
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