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Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...

is home to many

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s, mostly small, distributed in the gulf's entire geographic area and administered by the neighboring nations. Most islands are sparsely populated, with some being barren, and some utilized for communication, military, or as ship docks. Some of the islands in the Persian Gulf are artificially constructed islands. The artificial islands often serve as tourist resorts, housing developments, or hotels. Despite their small sizes, some of these artificial islands have caused serious hazards for the already fragile ecosystem of the Gulf and its dwindling wildlife mass. A few of the Gulf islands are also historically significant, having been utilized by the ancient empires, neighboring kingdoms, and in the recent times, colonial powers such as the

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, and the

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. Recent globalization, and discovery of oil, has made some of the Persian Gulf islands very significant for developed nations as a source of oil and raw industrial material. Recent wars, and political unrest has also made these islands strategic military locations for foreign powers from America and

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. Some islands in the

are nations themselves;

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

, an independent Gulf state, is the only gulf country that is also an island.

Bahrain

Amwaj Islands Amwaj Islands ( ar, جزر أمواج; transliterated: Juzur Amwaj) are a group of man-made islands, located in the Persian Gulf to the northeast of Bahrain, near the coast of Muharraq island. They lie northeast of the capital, Manama, on Bahrai ...

Bahrain Island Bahrain Island ( ar, جزيرة البحرين ''Jazīrah al-Baḥrayn''), also known as al-Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain, and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting ...

* Hawar Islands * Jidda Island *

Muharraq Island Muharraq Island (), formerly known as Moharek, is the second largest island in the archipelago of Bahrain after Bahrain Island. It lies east of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. History It is named after Muharraq City, the former capital ...

Nabih Saleh Nabih Saleh ( ar, النبيه صالح) is an island of Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf. It lies in the Tubli Bay, east of Bahrain Island, and is south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. History The island is named for the formerly separat ...

Sitra Sitra ( ar, سترة or , ''As-Sitra''), also known as Sitrah ( ar, Jazīrat Sitrah, script=Latn) or Sitra Island ( ar, Jazīrat as-Sitra, script=Latn), is an island in Bahrain. It lies south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. History ...

Umm an Nasan Umm an Nasan island ( ar, ام النعسان) is the fifth largest island in Bahrain. It is west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. Description Umm an Nasan is privately owned by Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and is off ...

* Umm as Sabaan

Iran

* Abbasak Island (Shah Zendegi) * Abu Musa *

Buneh Island Buneh (variously Jazīreh-ye Būneh) is a low-lying island in Khuzestan, Iran. Location and geography Buneh Island is located in the far north of the Persian Gulf, at the mouth of Musa Bay, and is one of the four major islands in the estuary ...

* Cheraghi Island *

Dara Island Dara ( Persian: دارا) is an Iranian non-residential island in the Persian Gulf. The island is located in the mouth of Musa Bay. This island is a habitat for aquatic and coastal birds, including terns and coral reef A coral reef is an u ...

Farsi Island Farsi Island ( fa, جزیره فارسی, translit=jazīreye fârsī) is a tiny, barren Iranian island ( Bushehr province) in the Persian Gulf. There is an IRGC Navy base on this island. The island has an area of about and is restricted from the ...

* Forur Bozorg Island (Polour) * Forur Koochak Island (Forurgan) * Greater Tunb – claimed by

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, United Arab Emirates. * Lesser Tunb – claimed by Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. *

Hendurabi Island Hendurabi or Hendorabi ( fa, هندورابی) is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Its name is derived from the Persian word ''Andar-abi'' meaning "Inside the waters". It is located in Hormozgan Province, to the west of Kish Island and due ...

* Hengam Island *

Hormuz Island Hormuz Island (; fa, جزیره هرمز ''Jazireh-ye Hormoz''), also spelled Hormoz, is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Located in the Strait of Hormuz, off the Iranian coast, the island is part of Hormozgan Province. It is sparsely ...

* Jonobi Island (Mir Mohna Island) *

Kharg Island Kharg or Khark Island ( fa, جزیره خارک) is a continental island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran. The island is located off the coast of Iran and northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Its total area is . Administered by the adjacen ...

(Khark) * Kharku Island *

Kish Island Kish ( fa, کیش ) is a resort island in Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgān Province, off the southern coast of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Owing to its free trade zone status, the island is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, s ...

* Larak Island *

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Minu Island Minoo Island is an Iranian island in the Khuzestan province (located in Persian Gulf), in southwestern Iran and is located between the cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr.PDF The city of Minushahr is on the island. The island is comprehended enti ...

* Morghi Island * Motaff Island * Mouliaat Island * Naaz Islands * Nakhiloo Island * Negin Island * Om e Sile Island (Khan) * Ommolkorm Island (Gorm) * Qabre Nakhoda Island * Qeshm Island * Rostam Island (Reshadat oil field platform) * Sadra Island * SeDandon Island * Sheykh Andarabi Island * Shidvar Island * Shif Island *

Sirri Island Sirri Island ( fa, جزیره سیری), is an island in the Persian Gulf belonging to Iran. Sirri island (also known as Siri Island) is situated from Bandar-e Lengeh and west of Abu Musa island. The island is one of six in the Abu Musâ Isla ...

* Tahmadu Island (Jabrin)

Kuwait

Auhah Island Auhah Island is a small island belonging to Kuwait. It is long by wide, which corresponds to an area of about , and is located south-east of Failaka Island, and from Salmiya on the mainland. Apart from a lighthouse and a small heliport, the isl ...

Bubiyan Island Bubiyan Island ( ar, جزيرة بوبيان) is the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal island chain situated in the north-western corner of the Persian Gulf, with an area of . Bubiyan Island is part of the Shatt al-Arab delta. The Mubarak A ...

Failaka Island Failaka Island ( ar, فيلكا '' / ''; Kuwaiti Arabic: فيلچا ) is a Kuwaiti Island in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. The name "Failaka" is thought to be derived from the ancie ...

* Kubbar Island *

Miskan Island Miskan Island ()is a small, uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf off Kuwait. It is to the south of Bubiyan Island. It is about 1.2 kilometers long and 800 meters wide (area about 0.75 km2). The distance between it and Failaka Island, whic ...

Qaruh Island Qaruh Island ( ar, جزيرة قاروه) is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait, which received its name from the large amounts of petroleum sediments in the area (known as ''Qar'' in Arabic). It is the smallest of the nine islands, and al ...

Umm al Maradim Island Umm al Maradim ()(''Translation: Mother of boulders'') is an island located at the extreme south of Kuwait's marine borders near the junction with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Umm Al-Maradim is surrounded by deep waters which enable ships to lan ...

Umm an Namil Island Umm al Namil ( ar, جزيرة ام النمل)(''Translation: Mother of ants'') is an island belonging to Kuwait, located within Kuwait Bay, in Persian Gulf. The island is at shortest, away from the Kuwaiti mainland. The island is known to be ...

Warbah Island Warbah Island ( ar, جزيرة وربة) is an island belonging to Kuwait, located in the Persian Gulf, near the mouth of the Euphrates River. It is located roughly east of the Kuwaiti mainland, north of Bubiyan Island, and south of the Iraqi m ...

* Green Island

Saudi Arabia

* Arabia Island *

Tarout Island Tārūt Island ( ar, جزيرة تاروت) is an island in the Persian Gulf belonging to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, connected by two causeways to Qatif. It is six kilometers from the coast, and is the longest island in the Persian Gu ...

* Huwaisat Island * Mashaab Island *Paradise Island *Muslimyah Island *Qumairi Island *Jana Island *Grid Island *Crane Island * Couscous island * Al Bayna Island * Abu Ali Island * Darien Island

United Arab Emirates

* Daiyina * Das * Dalma * Arzanah * Al Qaffāy * Sir Abu Nu’ayr * Zirku Island

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