Iran Press/ Iran news: The Persian Gulf, which spans a whopping 251,000 square kilometers, is bounded by the Arvand River in the north, forming the boundary between Iraq and Iran, and the Strait of Hormuz in the south, linking the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean. The sea is a crucial international trade route that connects Africa, India, China, and the Middle East.
Since the establishment of the Achaemenid Empire in modern-day Iran, historians and ancient texts have referred to the waterway as "Persian." On the 10th of Ordibehesht, the second month of the Persian calendar, Iranians commemorate Persian Gulf Day, which usually falls on April 30. The date coincides with the successful military campaign by Shah Abbas I of Persia in 1622 that drove the Portuguese navy out of the Strait of Hormuz.
Despite historical documents that show the waterway is known as the Persian Gulf, certain Arab states and their allies continue to refer to it as the fictitious "Arabian Gulf." Iran celebrates this day with the hope for peaceful co-existence with its neighbors.
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