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    Piracy in the Persian Gulf describes the naval warfare that was prevalent until the 19th century and occurred between seafaring Arabs in Eastern Arabia...
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    ended piracy in the Persian Gulf. Articles 6 and 10 authorized the British Residency in the Persian Gulf to act as maritime police to administer the treaty's...
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    Piracy in the 21st century (commonly known as modern piracy) has taken place in a number of waters around the world, including the Gulf of Guinea, Strait...
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    The Persian Gulf campaign of 1819 was a British punitive expedition, principally against the Arab maritime force of the Al Qasimi in the Persian Gulf...
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  • the MICA Centre. Piracy had substantially increased in the Gulf of Guinea; the year began with five incidents each month, through March, in the Gulf,...
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    British ships in the Persian Gulf, particularly on the Persian and Arab coasts of the Strait of Hormuz. The operation's success was limited as the Royal Navy...
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  • three months of the year. Piracy surged in the Gulf of Aden at the start of the year. Increased incidents of piracy and hijacking in the Somali basin continued...
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    The Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, romanized: xalij-e fârs, lit. 'Gulf of Fars', pronounced [xæliːdʒe fɒːɾs]), sometimes called the Arabian Gulf (Arabic:...
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    Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea affects a number of countries in West Africa as well as the wider international community. By 2011, it had become an issue...
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  • 2023 in piracy was marked by 120 events of maritime piracy against ships, according to the annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report of the ICC International...
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    in the Persian Gulf that rules Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, today forming two of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. They are one of the longest...
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  • India. The Trucial States were similarly brought into the British Empire as a base for suppressing sea piracy in the Persian Gulf. Involvement in the region...
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    Piracy in the Strait of Malacca has long been a threat to ship owners and the mariners who ply the 900 km-long (550 miles) sea lane. In recent years,...
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  • Piracy kidnappings occur during piracy, when people are kidnapped by pirates or taken hostage. Article 1 of the United Nations International Convention...
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  • Piracy in Indonesia is not only notorious, but according to a survey conducted by the International Maritime Bureau, it was also the country sporting the...
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  • Jasim bin Jabir (category Piracy in the Persian Gulf)
    Piracy in the Persian Gulf Zahlan, Rosemarie Said (2016). The Creation of Qatar. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-29242-5. "'Extracts from Gazetteer of the Persian...
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    of the United Arab Emirates Piracy in the Persian Gulf List of British representatives in the Trucial States Persian Gulf Residency Dunes (stamps) British...
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  • creatures.' Under the auspices of the UK's representative Sir William Keir Grant, the treaty prohibited piracy in the Persian Gulf, banned some forms...
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    Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (category Naval ships of the United States)
    operations, combating piracy in the Persian Gulf and off the coast of Somalia. On 26 May 1981, an EA-6B Prowler crashed on the flight deck of Nimitz,...
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    Qatari–Bahraini War (category Conflicts in 1868)
    place in 1867 and 1868 in the Persian Gulf. The conflict pitted Bahrain and Abu Dhabi against Qatar. The conflict was the most flagrant violation of the 1835...
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  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places...
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    Kharg Island (category Islands of the Persian Gulf)
    Kharg or Khark Island (Persian: جزیره خارک) is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is 25 km (16 mi) off the coast of Iran and 483 km...
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  • Perpetual Maritime Truce (category Treaties of the Trucial States)
    Great Britain in January 1820. Bahrain acceded to the treaty in the following February. The treaty prohibited piracy in the Persian Gulf, banned slavery...
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  • surrounding the Arabian Peninsula; in the region of the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea through the Arabian Sea to the Gulf of Oman. Modern-day sea piracy occurs...
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  • In 1819 the British government of India decided to mount an expedition to Ras Al Khaimah to suppress piracy in the Persian Gulf. A British memo of 1819...
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    Manama (category Port cities and towns of the Persian Gulf)
    the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf,...
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    around British politics and piracy in the Persian Gulf region during the 19th century, with the central figure being the Arab pirate Rahmah ibn Jabir...
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    Malacca, Madagascar, the Gulf of Aden, and the English Channel, whose geographic structures facilitated pirate attacks. The term piracy generally refers to...
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    United States Naval Forces Central Command (category Commands of the United States Navy)
    the United States Navy element of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). Its area of responsibility includes the Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf...
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    ships crossing the gulf annually. This route is often used for the delivery of Persian Gulf oil, making the gulf an integral waterway in the world economy...
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