Qatar (Asia / Western Asia)

Qatar (Arabic: قطر The pronunciation of Qatar in English varies; see list of words of disputed pronunciation for details. In terms of English phonemics, the vowels sound halfway between short u and broad a .

Ostān-e Hormozgān (Asia / Southern Asia / Iran)

Baladīyat Umm Şalāl (Asia / Western Asia / Qatar)

Geography of Qatar

Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, in a strategic location near major petroleum deposits. It is considered one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity".

Persian Gulf (Asia / Southern Asia / Iran / Ostān-e Fārs)

The Persian Gulf (Persian: خليج فارس khalīj-e-Fārs; in Arabic: الخليج الفارسي al-khalīj al-fārisī), in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Gulf of Oman located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula.

Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz (, ) is a narrow, strategically important stretch of ocean between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest. On the north coast is Iran (Persia) and on the south coast is the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman.

Abu Musa (Asia / Southern Asia / Iran)

Abu Musa or Gap-Sabzu () is a 12-km² island on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf, part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

Kish, Iran (Asia / Southern Asia / Iran)

Zagros Mountains (Asia / Southern Asia / Iran)

The Zagros Mountains (Persian: رشته كوه زاگرس), (Kurdish: Çîyayên Zagrosê), make up Iraq's and Iran largest mountain range. They have a total length of 1500 km from western Iran, specifically the Kurdistan region on the border with Iraq to the southern parts of the Persian Gulf.

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport

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Sharjah International Airport

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Bahrain International Airport

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Jabal Yibir

Jabal Yibir is a 1527 meter (5010 foot) tall mountain in the United Arab Emirates, and is that country's highest point. It is located in the Hajar Mountains near .

Bandar Charak

Bandar Charak is a coastal town in Hormozgan Province, southern Iran. It is located at around .

Qeshm

Qeshm (Persian: قشم - pronounced kē´shm or Jazireh-e-qeshm; Arabic: Jazirat At-tawilah, meaning "long island") is an island situated in the Strait of Hormuz off the south coast of Iran (Persia) and east of the Persian Gulf (). It has an area of over 500 mi² (1295 km²).

Asalouyeh

Asalouyeh (Persian: عسلویه) also transcribed Assalouyeh and Assaluyeh, and sometimes prefixed by bandar, meaning port) is a town in southern Iran, in Bushehr Province. Located on the shore of the Persian Gulf some 270 km SW of the provincial capital of Bushehr, it is best known as the site for the land based facilities of the huge PSEEZ (Pars Special Energy Economic Zone) project.

Palm Islands (Asia / Southern Asia / Iran / Ostān-e Hormozgān)

The Palm Islands in Dubai are the three largest artificial islands in the world, being constructed by Nakheel Properties in the United Arab Emirates. Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent, and will have residential communities and resorts built upon them.