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Pseudacris in the Persian Gulf, Precrisis in the Persian Gulf, Postcrisis in the Persian Gulf, or Pseudorabies in the Persian Gulf ?

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	Iraq War Iraq War see under Persian Gulf Wars .... Read more
	Gulf Cooperation Council GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL An organization of six Arab states in the Persian Gulf region, formed to promote joint military, economic, and political endeavors. The Iranian Revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the outbreak of the Iran Read more
	Arabian Sea Arabian Sea ancient Mare Erythraeum, northwest part of the Indian Ocean, lying between Arabia and India. The Gulf of Aden, extended by the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman, extended by the Persian Gulf, are its principal arms. The submarine Carlsberg ridge, SE of Socotra Island, is the sea's... Read more
	Persian Gulf Persian Gulf arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian peninsula and Iran, extending c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which links it with the Gulf of Oman. It is called the Arabian Gulf in the Arab world. Physical Geography The... Read more
	Sharjah Sharjah , sheikhdom (1995 pop. 400,339), c.1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates , SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The modernized town of Sharjah (1995 pop. 320,095), on the Persian Gulf, is the third largest town in the federation,... Read more
	Carter doctrine Carter Doctrine (1980).Announced by President Jimmy Carter on 24 January 1980, the “Carter Doctrine” extended U.S. containment policy to the Persian Gulf region. Under pressure from containment advocates, Carter concluded that the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan might be the first... Read more
	Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT The Persian Gulf War, in which a coalition led by the United States drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait in early 1991, was one of the most successful campaigns in history. At a cost of less than 300 Allied lives, coalition troops, whose... Read more
	Megara Mégara , town (1991 pop. 25,061), E central Greece, on the Saronic Gulf. Wine, olive oil, and flour are produced. It is the site of the ancient town of Mégara, the capital of Mégaris, a small district between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf. The Dorians who succeeded... Read more
	Arabian Peninsula ARABIAN PENINSULA Great peninsula of southwest Asia bounded by the Persian/Arabian Gulf to the east and the Red Sea to the west. The Arabian Peninsula is about 1,300 miles (2,090 km) wide at its maximum breadth and about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) in length along the Red Sea. It is bounded at... Read more
	Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Aqaba northeastern arm of the Red Sea, 118 mi (190 km) long and 10 to 15 mi (16.1 to 24.1 km) wide, between the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas; a part of the Great Rift Valley. The gulf, which is entered through the Straits of Tiran, has played a major role in the tensions and wars between... Read more