Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Arabian Gulf” in book 2, chapter 159, section 1 of Herodotus, The Histories:
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Necos, then, stopped work on the canal and engaged in preparations for war; some of his ships of war were built on the northern sea, and some in the Arabian Gulf , by the Red Sea coast: the winches for landing these can still be seen.
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