The Persian Gulf Residency was a subdivision of the British Empire from 1822 until 1971, whereby the United Kingdom maintained varying degrees of political and economic control over several states in the Persian Gulf, including what is today known as the United Arab Emirates and at various times southern portions of Iran, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.
Persian Gulf Residency
The British Expeditionary Force of 1809 landing troops at Ras Al Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah fell to British forces on 9 December 1819
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.
Persian Gulf from space
Persian Gulf at Night from ISS, 2020.
A painting depicting the British Expeditionary Force off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah in 1809.
Operation Earnest Will: Tanker convoy No. 12 under US Navy escort in October 1987