Persian Gulf as "The Northwestern limit of Gulf of Oman". This limit is defined as "A line joining Ràs Limah (25°57'N) on the coast of Arabia and Ràs al Kuh (25°48'N) on the coast of Iran (Persia)". The gulf is connected to Indian Ocean through Strait of Hormuz. Writing the water balance budget for the Persian Gulf, the inputs are river discharges from Iran and Iraq (estimated to be 2000 cubic meters per second), as well as precipitation over the sea which is around 180mm/year in Qeshm Island. The evaporation of the sea is high, so that after considering river discharge and
Afsharid Conquests in the Persian Gulf & Oman a tumultuous period of unrelenting civil strife and internal war, due to Nader's increasingly brutal rule. The empire collapsed in the immediate aftermath of his assassination, leading to many of these conquests to be lost. Afsharid Conquests in the Persian Gulf & Oman The Afsharid Conquest of the Persian Gulf was an imperial venture by the Persian Empire, ruled by Nader Shah, to establish Persia as the hegemon of the Persian Gulf and its surroundings. The numerous campaigns that were undertaken were initially very successful and achieved a great many objectives, however, the rebellion of Nader's appointed "Darya Salar" (Admiral),