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Khark (khäk) or Kharg (khärg), island, c.4 mi (6 km) long and c.2 mi (3 km) wide, SW Iran, in the Persian Gulf. Site of one of the world's largest deepwater oil ports, it is linked to the mainland by a 25-mi (40-km) pipeline. The oil terminal was a target of frequent attacks during the Iran-Iraq War Iran-Iraq War, 1980–88, protracted military conflict between Iran and Iraq. It officially began on Sept. 22, 1980, with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran, although Iraqi spokespersons maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on
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No references found			The vessel, with 25 passengers and crewmembers aboard, was en route from Khark Island to the port of Genaveh when it sank on October 30 off the coast of the Persian Gulf. Bodies of 2 Missing Iranian Passengers Found in Southern Waters by FARS News Agency An equivalent amount of crude oil was swapped from Khark. Iran - Part 3 - The Oil Exports & Logistics by APS Review Oil Market Trends Referring to the operation of a 1-million-barrel oil tank in Khark Island (southern Iran), he said that the crude oil reserve capacity in the island will reach 2. Oil Swap via Iran to Reach 200,000 bpd by Moj News Agency (Tehran, Iran)			kharaj Kharasch, Morris Kharaulakh Range Kharbin Kharchenko, Viktor Kharchenko, Viktor Kondratevich Kharg Kharga Kharia Kharichkov, Konstantin Kharichkov, Konstantin Vasilevich Kharijah Kharijah, Al Kharijite Kharijites Kharik, Izi Khariton Laptev Khariton Prokofevich Laptev Khariton, Iulii Khariton, Iulii Borisovich Kharitonov, Mikhail Kharitonovo Kharizomenov, Sergei Kharizomenov, Sergei Andreevich Kharj, Al- Khark Kharkevich, Aleksandr Kharkevich, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kharkevich, Vladimir Kharkevich, Vladimir Ivanovich Kharkiv Kharkov Kharkov Agricultural Institute Kharkov Art Museum Kharkov Astronomical Observatory Kharkov Electrical Machinery Plant Kharkov Industrial Arts Institute Kharkov Mathematical Society Kharkov May Day Demonstration of 1900 Kharkov Oblast Kharkov Operation of 1919 Kharkov Operation of 1942 Kharkov Operation of 1943 Kharkov Polytechnic Institute Kharkov Russian Drama Theater Kharkov Serp i Molot Motor-Building Plant Kharkov Theater of Opera and Ballet Kharkov Tractor Works Kharkov Turbine Plant Kharkov, University of Kharkov-Kiev Secret Society			Kharia language Kharichkov, Konstantin Kharichkov, Konstantin Vasilevich kharif Kharijah Kharijah, Al Khariji Kharijism Kharijite Kharijites Kharik, Izi Kharites Khariton Laptev Khariton Prokofevich Laptev Khariton, Iulii Khariton, Iulii Borisovich Kharitonov, Mikhail Kharitonovo Kharizomenov, Sergei Kharizomenov, Sergei Andreevich Kharj, Al- Kharja Kharjah (component of muwashshah) Kharjites Khark Kharkevich, Aleksandr Kharkevich, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kharkevich, Vladimir Kharkevich, Vladimir Ivanovich Kharkiv Kharkiv Kharkiv Center for Gender Studies Kharkiv Group for Human Rights Protection Kharkiv Morozov Machine-Building Design Bureau Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv State Polytechnic University Kharkiw Kharkiw Kharkov Kharkov Kharkov Agricultural Institute Kharkov Art Museum Kharkov Astronomical Observatory Kharkov Electrical Machinery Plant Kharkov Fiz Tekh Inst Kharkov Industrial Arts Institute Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology Kharkov Linux User Group Kharkov Mathematical Society Kharkov May Day Demonstration of 1900

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