A proposed $2.3 billion causeway across this body of water from near Askar to Zubarah would be the world's longest causeway and would link two countries that continue to dispute the Hawar Islands.
A proposed $2.3 billion causeway across this body of water from near Askar to Zubarah would be the world's longest causeway and would link two countries that continue to dispute the Hawar Islands. This body of water is home to the Safaniyyah Field and to the nearby port of Dhahran, where a 1996 bombing killed 19 American Air Force personnel. The Arvand Free Trade Zone surrounds (*) Abadan, another port on this body of water, which can be accessed via the Strait of Hormuz. Other cities on it include the former site of the Pearl Roundabout, Manama, as well as Dubai and Abu Dhabi. For 10 points, name this oil-rich body of water bordered by such countries as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Iran.
A proposed $2.3 billion causeway across this body of water from near Askar to Zubarah would be the world's longest causeway and would link two countries that continue to dispute the Hawar Islands.
Persian Gulf [or Arab Gulf; accept Gulf of Bahrain before "Safaniyyah" is mentioned]