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Gulf of Oman

Gulf of Oman
خليج عمان (Arabic)
center
Coordinates25°N 58°E / 25°N 58°E / 25; 58
TypeSea
Ocean/sea sourcesIndian Ocean, Arabian Sea
Basin countries
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Max. width340 km (210 mi)
Surface area115,000 km2 (44,000 sq mi)
Max. depth3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Satellite view of Iran, Pakistan and the Gulf of Oman.
Khor Fakkan, a city in the Emirate of Sharjah, has one of the major container ports in the eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates.
U.S. Navy, French Navy, and Italian Navy aircraft carriers conduct operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in the Gulf of Oman.

The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عمان khalīj ʿumān; Persian: دریای عمان daryâ-ye omân), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran (Arabic: خلیج مکران khalīj makrān; Persian: دریای مکران daryâ-ye makrān), is a gulf that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It borders Iran and Pakistan on the north, Oman on the south, and the United Arab Emirates on the west.

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