{"id":358278,"date":"2026-03-16T14:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358278"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:18:13","slug":"kharg-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kharg-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Kharg Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>News: <\/strong>U.S.A forces struck military targets on Kharg Island, warning its oil infrastructure could be targeted if Iran disrupts regional shipping.<\/p>\n<h2>About Kharg Island<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/g9gt21\/article70742736.ece\/alternates\/BASE_FREE\/Kharg%20Island.jpg.jpeg?resize=236%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Kharg Island \" width=\"236\" height=\"349\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kharg Island is a <strong>continental island of Iran<\/strong> located in <strong>the Persian Gulf. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>island is 25 km off the coast of Iran<\/strong> and <strong>483 km northwest of the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Area:<\/strong> Its <strong>area is 25 sq.km.<\/strong> Its<strong> length<\/strong> is <strong>8 km<\/strong> and its<strong> width<\/strong> is <strong>4.5 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest Point:<\/strong> Its highest point is <strong>Mount Didehban<\/strong> which stands at <strong>87 meters above sea level.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Geography:<\/strong> This<strong> rocky limestone island<\/strong> is unique because <strong>it is one of the few islands in the Persian Gulf with freshwater<\/strong> which has <strong>collected within the porous limestone.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic importance:<\/strong> It is <strong>Iran\u2019s most important oil export terminal<\/strong> and one of the <strong>most strategically significant energy chokepoints globally<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The island contains Iran\u2019s <strong>main crude oil export infrastructure<\/strong>, including the <strong>Sea Island terminal<\/strong>, a large offshore <strong>T-jetty designed to load Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most Iranian crude oil exports<\/strong> are loaded at this terminal before being transported through the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong> to reach <strong>global shipping routes and international markets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The terminal <strong>accounts for around 90% of the Iran&#8217;s crude exports<\/strong> and has a<strong> loading capacity of roughly 7 million barrels per day.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: U.S.A forces struck military targets on Kharg Island, warning its oil infrastructure could be targeted if Iran disrupts regional shipping. About Kharg Island Location: Kharg Island is a continental island of Iran located in the Persian Gulf. 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