"recommended term ""Gulf War illness"", as do VA's Office of Research and Development (VA-ORD) and many recent VA research publications. However, VA's Public Health website still uses ""Gulf War veterans' medically unexplained illnesses"", ""medically unexplained illnesses"", ""chronic multi-symptom illness"" (CMI), and ""undiagnosed illnesses"", but explains that VA doesn't use the term ""Gulf War syndrome"" because of varying symptoms. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) originally classified individuals with related ailments believed to be connected to their service in the Persian Gulf a special non-ICD-9 code DX111, as well as ICD-9 code V65.5. According to an April 2010 U.S. Department of Veterans"
"the iron-age civilization of Ayla in the city of Aqaba, the site of the World War I Battle of Aqaba, led by Lawrence of Arabia. Whales, orcas, dolphins, dugongs, and whale sharks live in the gulf as well. Gulf of Aqaba The Gulf of Aqaba (, ""Khalij al-Aqabah"") or Gulf of Eilat (, ""Mifrats Eilat"") is a large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea, east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland. Its coastline is divided between four countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The gulf is east of the Sinai Peninsula and"
"when they face heavy artillery fire. On 18 March 1915, during the main assault of the Allies, four Allies battleships, French battleship ""Bouvet"", , and were struck by the mines in the gulf. Among these, both ""Bouvet"" and ""Irresistible"" were already hit by the artillery in Turkish redoubt before striking the mine. Gulf of Erenköy Gulf of Erenköy is a gulf in Dardanelles strait, Turkey. It is named after the town of Erenköy. At it is situated at the south east side of the strait. At this point the width of the strait is The midpoint of the gulf is"
"Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ""khalīj ʿumān""; ""daryâ-ye omân"") is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It borders Iran and Pakistan on the north, Oman on the south, and the United Arab Emirates on the west. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Gulf of Oman as follows: In 2018, scientists confirmed the Gulf of Oman contains one of the world's largest marine dead zones, where the ocean contains little or no oxygen"
"Gulf of Aqaba The Gulf of Aqaba (, ""Khalij al-Aqabah"") or Gulf of Eilat (, ""Mifrats Eilat"") is a large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea, east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland. Its coastline is divided between four countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. The gulf is east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian Peninsula. With the Gulf of Suez to the west, it extends from the northern portion of the Red Sea. It reaches a maximum depth of 1,850 m in its central area: the Gulf of"
"authors have called it the ""Second Gulf War"" to distinguish it from the Iran–Iraq War. ""Liberation of Kuwait"" () (""taḥrīr al-kuwayt"") is the term used by Kuwait and most of the coalition's Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates. Terms in other languages include and (""Gulf War""); (""Second Gulf War""); (""War of Kuwait""). Most of the coalition states used various names for their operations and the war's operational phases. These are sometimes incorrectly used as the conflict's overall name, especially the US ""Desert Storm"": The US divided the conflict into three major campaigns: Precision-guided munitions"
"Gulf of Tadjoura The Gulf of Tadjoura (), () is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa. It lies south of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, or the entrance to the Red Sea, at . The gulf has many fishing grounds, extensive coral reefs, and abundant pearl oysters. Most of its coastline is the territory of Djibouti, except for a short stretch on the southern shore, which is part of the territory of Somalia. The Gulf other marine habitats include sea grass beds, salt pans and mangroves. In August 1840, the conclusion of a treaty"
"west of the apex of the Gulf is a community, developed as an oil port but now a resort, which had little significance before the Second World War: El Alamein, site of the famous 1942 battles. Arab's Gulf The Arab's Gulf, also known as the Arab Gulf or Arab Bay (all translating the Arabic name Khalij el-Arab, خليج العرب), is a large bay to the west of Alexandria in Egypt. It is not to be confused with the ""Arabian Gulf"" (a historic name for the Red Sea) or the Arabian Sea. It contains the southernmost point of the Levantine Sea,"
"between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela with Trinidad and Tobago having control over approximately (37.7%) and Venezuela the remainder(62.3%). It was originally named the Gulf of the Whale () by Christopher Columbus, but the 19th Century whaling industry eliminated whales from the area and populations have never recovered. Cartographic sources of the late 18th century repeatedly refer to it as the Sad Gulf (). In the north, the gulf is connected to the Caribbean Sea through the Dragons' Mouths () between the Paria Peninsula of Venezuela and the Chaguaramas Peninsula of Trinidad. In the south, the gulf is connected to"
"to migrate into the gulf. Common minke whales often swim nearby shores of the coastal towns, and Beluga whales are known to migrate to Rudnaya Bay in the north and occasional appearances around Vladivostok. The gulf's coastline is also frequented by seals and Steller's sea lions. Initially from 1855 the gulf was known as Victoria Bay, but in 1859 it was renamed to Peter the Great Gulf in honor of Tsar Peter the Great. The Manza War in 1868 was the first clash between Russians and Chinese, Maza being the Russian name for Chinese people at the time (in Russian"
"and sent his fleet to occupy El Tigre Island at the entrance to the Gulf. Shortly thereafter however, Squier demanded the British leave, since he had anticipated the occupation and negotiated the island's temporary cession to the United States. Chatfield could only comply. All three countries—Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua—with coastline along the Gulf have been involved in a lengthy dispute over the rights to the Gulf and the islands located within. In 1917, the Central American Court of Justice ruled in trial which became known as the ""Fonseca case"". It arose out of a controversy between El Salvador and"
"Gulf of Suez The Gulf of Suez (; formerly , """", ""Sea of Calm"") is a gulf at the northern end of the Red Sea, to the west of the Sinai Peninsula. Situated to the east of the Sinai Peninsula is the smaller Gulf of Aqaba. The gulf was formed within a relatively young but now inactive Gulf of Suez Rift rift basin, dating back about 26 million years. It stretches some north by northwest, terminating at the Egyptian city of Suez and the entrance to the Suez Canal. Along the mid-line of the gulf is the boundary between Africa"
"neither reparations nor border changes. The Iran–Iraq War was originally referred to as the ""Gulf War"" until the Persian Gulf War of 1990 and 1991, after which it was known as the ""First Persian Gulf War"". The Iraq–Kuwait conflict, which was known as the ""Second Persian Gulf War,"" eventually became known simply as the ""Gulf War"". The Iraq War from 2003 to 2011 has been called the ""Second Persian Gulf War"". In Iran, the war is known as the ""Imposed War"" ( ') and the ""Holy Defense"" ( '). State media in Iraq dubbed the war ""Saddam's Qadisiyyah"" (, """"),"
"(also known as the First Gulf War and by various other names) was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the second longest conventional war of the 20th century. It was initially referred to in English as the ""Gulf War"" prior to the ""Gulf War"" of 1990. The war began when Iraq invaded Iran, launching a simultaneous invasion by air and land into Iranian territory on 22 September 1980 following a long history of border disputes, and fears of Shia Islam insurgency among Iraq's long-suppressed Shia majority"
"Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Filipino: ""Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte"") is generally considered to have been the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history. It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar and Luzon, from 23–26 October 1944, between combined American and Australian forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 20 October, United States troops invaded the island of Leyte as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in Southeast Asia, and in"
"Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) In the Action in the Gulf of Sidra, the United States Navy deployed aircraft carrier groups in the disputed Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea. Libya claimed that the entire Gulf was their territory, at 32° 30' N, with an exclusive fishing zone. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi asserted this in 1973, and dubbed it The Line of Death. The United States claimed its rights to conduct naval operations in international waters, a standard of territorial limit from a country's shore. Tensions between the United States and Libya heightened after the hijacking of"
"War in the Gulf War in the Gulf is a third game in the tank combat series, following from Team Yankee and Pacific Islands. The game imagines a situation in which Iraq invades Kuwait for a second time. The player commands the platoon of 16 tanks presented on screen split in four pieces. Each piece is a command center for four units. The player must control the tanks by moving them and shooting on arcade screen and planning their moves on the tactical screen. Action is purely mouse-driven. A major consideration involves destroying buildings for money and preventing other from"
"entrance to the gulf is through a 700-meter wide channel between Aktio (ancient Actium) on the south and Preveza on the north; a recent road tunnel connects the two. The gulf is quite shallow, and its shore is broken by numerous marshes, large parts of which form an estuary system. The Louros and Arachthos (or Arta) rivers drain into it; for this reason it is warmer and less salty than the Ionian, and a current flows from the gulf into the sea. It is rich in grey mullet, sole, and eel. The Ambracian Gulf was the site of the Battle"
"to the American public. Battle of Leyte Gulf The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Filipino: ""Labanan sa Golpo ng Leyte"") is generally considered to have been the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history. It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar and Luzon, from 23–26 October 1944, between combined American and Australian forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy. On 20 October, United States troops invaded the island of Leyte as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in"
"Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden, also known as the Gulf of Berbera, (, , ) is a gulf amidst Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea and Guardafui Channel to the east, Somalia to the south, and Djibouti to the west. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and in the southeast, it connects with the Indian Ocean through the Guardafui Channel. It shares its name with the port city of Aden in Yemen, which forms the northern shore of the gulf. Historically, the Gulf of Aden was known as ""The Gulf"
"Gulf of Erenköy Gulf of Erenköy is a gulf in Dardanelles strait, Turkey. It is named after the town of Erenköy. At it is situated at the south east side of the strait. At this point the width of the strait is The midpoint of the gulf is known as ""Karanlık Liman"" (""Dark Harbor"") Administratively is a part of Çanakkale Province. During the initial naval operations carried on by the Allies of World War I in 1914 November and 1915 February, Ottoman defenders observed that the Allied ships used the gulf of Erenköy as a maneuvering space. When a ship"
"the head of the Persian Gulf. This coincided with the early mapmaking efforts of Gerard Mercator, whose 1541 terrestrial globe attempts to give the most up-to-date information, naming the gulf ""Sinus Persicus, nunc Mare de Balsera"" (""Persian Gulf, now Sea of Basra""). However, on his world map of 1569, the name is changed to ""Mare di Mesendin"" (after the peninsula Ra's Musandam, in modern-day Oman), while his rival Abraham Ortelius, for the world atlas of 1570, opted for ""Mare El Catif, olim Sinus Persicus"" (after the Arabian port of Al Qatif), but labelled the entrance to the gulf the present-day"
"Islands in the gulf include Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto. The poet and dramatist Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned in the gulf in 1822. Gulf of La Spezia The Gulf of La Spezia (Italian: ""Golfo della Spezia"" or ""Golfo dei poeti"") is a body of water on the north-western coast of Italy and part of the northern Tyrrhenian Sea, specifically of Ligurian Sea. It measures some 4.5 (length) by 3-3.5 (width) kilometers. The gulf is named for the Italian city of La Spezia, located at its middle point, which is also the main military and cargo port in the gulf, including several"
"and Asia. The entrance of the gulf lies atop the mature Gemsa oil and gas field. The gulf occupies the northwestern arm of the Red Sea between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. It is the third arm of the triple junction rift system, the second arm being the Gulf of Aqaba. The length of the gulf, from its mouth at the Strait of Gubal (alternate name: Strait of Jubal) to its head at the city of Suez, is , and it varies in width from . The International Hydrographic Organization defines the southern limit of the gulf as ""A line"
"the Indian Ocean since World War II. Gonzo Station Gonzo Station was a U.S. Navy acronym for ""Gulf of Oman Naval Zone of Operations"" or ""Gulf of Oman Northern Zone."" It was used to designate an area of carrier-based naval operations by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps in the Indian Ocean during the 1979-1981 Iranian Hostage Crisis and the so-called Tanker War between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Multilple aircraft carriers, their associated air wings and carrier battle groups, and associated sea-based and land-based task forces and task groups served on Gonzo Station. The"
"in the gulf. Among the important oil and gas fields in the gulf are the Ashtart Field and the Chergui Field. The Ashtart Oil Terminal lies just outside the gulf at where tankers can easily tranship the oil. Gulf of Gabès The Gulf of Gabes, also ""Cabès, Cabes, Gaps"", , also known as Lesser Syrtis (from Greek ; ""Syrtis Minor"" in Latin), contrasting with the Greater Syrtis in Libya, is a gulf on Tunisia's east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, off North Africa. The gulf roughly spans the coast from Sfax to Djerba. At the head of the gulf is"
"an unknown number of material losses to the Libyans. Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) In the Action in the Gulf of Sidra, the United States Navy deployed aircraft carrier groups in the disputed Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea. Libya claimed that the entire Gulf was their territory, at 32° 30' N, with an exclusive fishing zone. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi asserted this in 1973, and dubbed it The Line of Death. The United States claimed its rights to conduct naval operations in international waters, a standard of territorial limit from a country's shore. Tensions between the"
"Patriot delivered a ""miracle performance"" in the Gulf War. The Gulf War has been the subject of several video games including """", """" and """". There have also been numerous depictions in film including ""Jarhead"" (2005), which is based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford's 2003 memoir of the same name. Works cited Gulf War The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war"
"Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history. On 16 December 1944, Germany made a last attempt on the Western Front by using most of its remaining reserves to launch a massive counter-offensive in the Ardennes and along the French–German border to split the Western Allies, encircle large portions of Western Allied troops and capture their primary supply port at Antwerp to prompt a political settlement. By January, the offensive had been repulsed with no strategic objectives fulfilled. In Italy, the Western Allies remained stalemated at the German defensive line. In mid-January 1945, the Soviets and Poles attacked in"
"the gulf quite a busy area with commercial shipping. The origin of the name comes from the mythological king Saron who drowned at the Psifaei lake (modern Psifta). The Saronic Gulf was a string of six entrances to the Underworld, each guarded by a chthonic enemy in the shape of a thief or bandit. The Battle of Salamis, just to the west of modern-day Piraeus, was a major turning point in European history which saw the Athenians defeat Xerxes, assuring Athens its place as the cradle of modern European culture. Fault lines dominate especially in the northwestern part. The port"
"thereof and thence Westward on a parallel (27°54'N) to the coast of the Sinaï Peninsula"". The gulf is one of two gulfs created by the Sinai Peninsula's bifurcation of the northern Red Sea, the Gulf of Suez lying to the west of the peninsula and the Gulf of Aqaba to its east. Geologically, the gulf forms the southern end of the Dead Sea Transform. It contains three small pull-apart basins, the Elat Deep, Aragonese Deep and Dakar Deep, formed between four left lateral strike-slip fault segments. Movement on one of these faults caused the 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake. Trade"
"the Gulf of Suez. The Israeli blockade was enforced by naval vessels based at Sharm el-Sheikh and the Sinai coast facing the Gulf of Suez. The Israeli blockade substantially damaged the Egyptian economy. According to historian Gammal Hammad, Egypt's principal ports, Alexandria and Port Safaga, remained open to shipping throughout the war. Throughout the war, the Israeli Navy enjoyed complete command of the seas both in the Mediterranean approaches and in the Gulf of Suez. During the last week of the war, Egyptian frogmen carried out three or four raids on Eilat. The attacks caused minor damage, but created some"
"the US military in those times as 'Gulf of Sidra', after the increasingly important oil port of Sidra on its shores. In 1973, Gaddafi claimed much of the Gulf of Sirte to be within Libyan internal waters by drawing a straight line at 32 degrees, 30 minutes north between a point near Benghazi and the western headland of the gulf at Misrata with an exclusive fishing zone. Gaddafi declared it The Line of Death, the crossing of which would invite a military response. The US claimed its rights to conduct naval operations in international waters, using the modern international standard"