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Kharg Island (Persian: جزیره خارک), also spelt Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is 25 km (16 mi) off the coast of Iran and 483 km (300 mi) northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Its total area is 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi), and it has its own freshwater supply. Administered by the adjacent coastal Bushehr province, Kharg Island provides a sea port for the export of up to 90% of its oil products, and is therefore strategically important. The city of Kharg and the Jazireh-ye Khark Lighthouse are located on the island. The island contains several important archaeological sites, including ruins of a Christian monastery dating from possibly as far back as the 7th century. There are also tombs, temples, and the Achaemenid inscription of cuneiform writing dating from the period between 550 and 330 BCE. It has been an important trading post for centuries, and was part of the Dutch colonial empire in the 18th century. It was first developed into an oil terminal in the 1960s under the Shah, in partnership with American oil company Amoco.