Gulf country that was once known as Persia Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gulf country that was once known as Persia . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IRAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRAN Gulf country that was once known as Persia (4)
3% ESWATINI Country once known as Swaziland (8) (8) The Guardian Weekend Feb 21, 2026
3% MUMBAI City once known as Bombay (6) (6) The Guardian Weekend Feb 21, 2026
3% NEE Once known as (3) Commuter Feb 16, 2026
3% LAOS Country that was once known as the "Land of a Million Elephants" (4) New York Times Mini Dec 28, 2025
2% ANON Author not known (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 24, 2026
2% SUEZ Red Sea gulf (4) Premier Sunday Feb 22, 2026
2% EAST Country once part of Indonesia (4,5) (4) The Guardian Weekend Feb 21, 2026
2% AMERICA Gulf of __ - formerly Mexico? (7) (7) The Guardian Weekend Feb 21, 2026
2% NOTED Well-known (5)
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