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Once the world's largest offshore crude oil terminal and the principal sea terminal for Iranian oil, the Khark Island facilities were put out of commission in the fall of 1986. Heavy bombing of the Khark Island facilities from 1980 through 1988 by the [[Iraqi Air Force]] during the [[Iran–Iraq War]] all but destroyed most of the terminal facilities. Khark Island was situated in the middle of the [[Darius Oilfield]], also destroyed by the intensive bombing. Repair to all facilities has been very slow, even after the war ended in 1988. The events experienced by this island gave rise to the dispute in the English contract law case ''The Kanchenjunga'' [1990] 1 Lloyd's Rep 391, regarding the conditions for repudiatory breach of contract and a claimant's right to elect to accept repudiation.
In 2009, Iran exported and swapped 950 million barrels of crude oil via southern Khark oil terminal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Khark Oil Exports |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3378/html/economy.htm |work=Iran Daily |year=2009 |accessdate=3 March 2011 |url-status=unfit |
==Archaeology==
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There are also ruins of a coarse stone [[temple]] on the island measuring around {{convert|7.5|m|ft}} square with a plastered altar for fire in the centre.<ref name="Steve"/>
A [[Christianity|Christian]] church complex or ancient [[monastery]] of some {{convert|96|m|ft}} by {{convert|85|m|ft}} is also located on the island featuring a chapel, nineteen [[monk]]s cells, library and courtyard.<ref name="Potts">{{cite web|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kharg-island |title=KHARG ISLAND ii. History and archaeology (by D.T. Potts) – Encyclopaedia Iranica |publisher=Iranicaonline.org |accessdate=2012-11-28 |url-status=dead |
=== Achaemenid inscription ===
{{main|Achaemenid inscription in the Kharg Island}}
On November 14, 2007, a [[cuneiform]] inscription dating back to [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid era]] was discovered on Kharg Island in [[Old Persian language|Old Persian]]. The inscription is carved on a coral rock in Old Persian semi-syllabic cuneiform signs. Despite the usually well-ordered regular system of Achaemenid inscriptions, this one is in an unusual order written in five lines.<ref name=chn>{{cite news|title=Newly Found Old-Persian Cuneiform Inscription of Kharg Island Deciphered |url=http://www.chnpress.com/news/?section=2&id=7401 |work=Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency |date=8 December 2007 |accessdate=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead |
{{quotation|'''Translation'''<br />The not irrigated land was (became) happy<br />(with) my bringing out (water) Bahana wells<ref name=chn/>}}
On May 31, 2008, the inscription was seriously damaged by unknown vandal(s). They destroyed it with a sharp object, such that about 70 percent of the inscription was seriously damaged. The nature of the damage indicates that it was done deliberately.<ref>{{cite news
[[Jean de Thévenot]] noted the presences of [[qanat]]s on the island that would have provided ancient irrigation.<ref name="Potts"/>
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The island appears with a SAM radar installation on it in the [[Sega Genesis]] flight simulator [[F-15 Strike Eagle II]] in the Persian Gulf mission map.
The island is featured as a playable map in [[EA Digital Illusions CE|DICE]]'s ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' video game,<ref>{{cite news|title=Battlefield 3 Maps |url=http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/10/14/multiplayer-map-reveal-part-ii.aspx |work=[[Electronic Arts]] |year=2011 |accessdate=15 October 2011 |url-status=dead |
It also appears in ''[[Delta Force: Black Hawk Down – Team Sabre]]''.
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