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The Strait of Hormuz: A History
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Today the Strait of Hormuz is famous as a global chokepoint: a narrow passageway that carries over one fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies.
But the Strait region boasts a civilisation over five millennia old, intertwined with the fates of great empires, and a home for diverse cultures and peoples. First it was Mazan, a vital foothold for the Nestorian Church. After the advent of Islam, the Strait became a hotbed for heretics and rebels. By the early modern age, it became the ...
But the Strait region boasts a civilisation over five millennia old, intertwined with the fates of great empires, and a home for diverse cultures and peoples. First it was Mazan, a vital foothold for the Nestorian Church. After the advent of Islam, the Strait became a hotbed for heretics and rebels. By the early modern age, it became the ...