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Persian Gulf, with its presence as the eastern border of Saudi Arabia and of the whole Arabian Peninsula, labeled the name "Gulf" to the countries of Arabian Peninsula. Persian Gulf gets its name from its western border country of Persia (Iran) and is controversially called "Arabian Gulf." The eastern coast of the Eastern Province is bordered by Persian Gulf that provides a number of coastal resorts and varied beaches and recreations in the eastern province.

The major cities of Eastern Province are Dammam, Al Khobar, Jubail, Qatif, Khafji and Hufuf. The historically relevant places of Uqair and Tarout Island too are part of the Eastern Province

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Arabian Gulf

Fishing boats anchored at Dammam coastal waters of Persian Gulf.

Persian Gulf is the arm of Arabian Sea. The width of the Gulf varies from 47 km to 370 km between Arabian Peninsula and southeast of Iran.

Small fishing boats waiting for the high tides on the coastal waters of Dammam

 Boats waiting for high tide
Bahrain Bridge

The causeway connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (an archipelago) which is one of the largest islands in Persian Gulf (along with the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz).

16th Century Portuguese Fort in Tarout

Persian Gulf paved way for a number of socio-cultural, religious and linguistic interchanges. Some of the eastern province areas were trade posts of Turks and Portuguese, like Tarout Island near Qatif

Nearly 150 years the Portuguese ruled Persian Gulf area that lasted in around 1650 A.D.

 Portuguese Fort in Tarout
A boat jetty at the port of Uqair

An ancient port on the coasts of Uqair in Persian Gulf. Uqair is about 105 km off the oasis of Al Hasa (Hufuf) in the eastern region.
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