Arabian Gulf formerly named 'Al-Ahsa Gulf'
 

19-08-15 12:01 AM

The names Hajr, Qatif and Basra were also used, he said. He said Islamic maps had documented the area as the 'Bahrain Gulf.' The 'Gulf of Basra' was used under the Ottoman Empire. It was renamed the Arabian Gulf after the end of the British occupation.

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