Kharg Island

Kharg Island is a small island located in the Persian Gulf.

History
In 1753 a Dutch trading post was established on the island which lasted to 1766 when the local Arab governor of Bandar Rig captured it. On the 19th of June 1838 in retaliation of an Qajar Siege of Herat the British seized the island and kept it until February of 1842.