Gulf War
1990–1991 conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition
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Summary
Gulf War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47,675 views/month, #4 of 968).[2]
Key Facts
- Location: Kuwait[3], Saudi Arabia[4], Iraq[5], Israel[6]
- Commons category: Gulf War[7]
- Has part(s): Operation Desert Shield[8], Operation Desert Storm[9]
- Start time: August 2, 1990[10]
- End time: February 28, 1991[11]
- Participant: Ba'athist Iraq[12], Kuwait[13], United States[14], United Kingdom[15], France[16], Saudi Arabia[17], Australia[18], Egypt[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gulf War[20]
- Commons gallery: Gulf War[21]
- Topic has template: Template:Gulf War[22]
- Different from: Iraq War[23]
- Significant person: Hafez al-Assad[24], George H. W. Bush[25], Saddam Hussein[26], Hosni Mubarak[27], Colin Powell[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
Why It Matters
Gulf War has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 188 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]