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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="خليج عمان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="خليج عمان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hyw mw-list-item"><a href="https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%AE%D5%B8%D6%81" title="Օմանի ծոց – Western Armenian" lang="hyw" hreflang="hyw" data-title="Օմանի ծոց" data-language-autonym="Արեւմտահայերէն" data-language-local-name="Western Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Արեւմտահայերէն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfu_d%27Om%C3%A1n" title="Golfu d'Omán – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Golfu d'Omán" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman_k%C3%B6rf%C9%99zi" title="Oman körfəzi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Oman körfəzi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="عومان کؤرفزی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="عومان کؤرفزی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celukan_Oman" title="Celukan Oman – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Celukan Oman" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0" title="ওমান উপসাগর – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ওমান উপসাগর" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%9E" title="Аманскі заліў – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Аманскі заліў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Аманская затока – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Аманская затока" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Омански залив – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Омански залив" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanski_zaliv" title="Omanski zaliv – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Omanski zaliv" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_d%27Oman" title="Golf d'Oman – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Golf d'Oman" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%BA%D3%B3%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BA%C4%95" title="Оман кӳлмекĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Оман кӳлмекĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dary%C4%81-ye_%E2%80%98Om%C4%81n_(gulpo)" title="Daryā-ye ‘Omān (gulpo) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Daryā-ye ‘Omān (gulpo)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om%C3%A1nsk%C3%BD_z%C3%A1liv" title="Ománský záliv – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Ománský záliv" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwlff_Oman" title="Gwlff Oman – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Gwlff Oman" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanbugten" title="Omanbugten – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Omanbugten" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_von_Oman" title="Golf von Oman – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Golf von Oman" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaani_laht" title="Omaani laht – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Omaani laht" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9F%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BD" title="Κόλπος του Ομάν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κόλπος του Ομάν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Om%C3%A1n" title="Golfo de Omán – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Golfo de Omán" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Omano" title="Golfo de Omano – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Golfo de Omano" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omango_golkoa" title="Omango golkoa – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Omango golkoa" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="دریای عمان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دریای عمان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfe_d%27Oman" title="Golfe d'Oman – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Golfe d'Oman" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_fan_Oman" title="Golf fan Oman – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Golf fan Oman" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Om%C3%A1n" title="Golfo de Omán – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Golfo de Omán" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EB%A7%8C%EB%A7%8C" title="오만만 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오만만" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%AE%D5%B8%D6%81" title="Օմանի ծոց – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Օմանի ծոց" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80" title="ओमान की खाड़ी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ओमान की खाड़ी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanski_zaljev" title="Omanski zaljev – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Omanski zaljev" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golpo_ti_Oman" title="Golpo ti Oman – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Golpo ti Oman" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Oman" title="Teluk Oman – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Teluk Oman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BA%C3%A6%D0%BB%C3%A6%D0%BD" title="Оманы бакæлæн – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Оманы бакæлæн" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93manfl%C3%B3i" title="Ómanflói – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Ómanflói" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_di_Oman" title="Golfo di Oman – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Golfo di Oman" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A5_%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%9F" title="מפרץ עומאן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מפרץ עומאן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A7%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94" title="ომანის ყურე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ომანის ყურე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%88%D1%8B%D2%93%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D2%93%D1%8B" title="Оман шығанағы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Оман шығанағы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghuba_ya_Omani" title="Ghuba ya Omani – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ghuba ya Omani" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendava_Oman%C3%AA" title="Kendava Omanê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Kendava Omanê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om%C4%81nas_l%C4%ABcis" title="Omānas līcis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Omānas līcis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_vum_Oman" title="Golf vum Oman – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Golf vum Oman" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omano_%C4%AFlanka" title="Omano įlanka – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Omano įlanka" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om%C3%A1ni-%C3%B6b%C3%B6l" title="Ománi-öböl – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Ománi-öböl" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Омански Залив – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Омански Залив" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoalan%27_i_%C3%94m%C3%A0na" title="Hoalan' i Ômàna – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Hoalan' i Ômàna" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%92%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%89%E0%B5%BE%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BD" title="ഒമാൻ ഉൾക്കടൽ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഒമാൻ ഉൾക്കടൽ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4" title="ओमानचे आखात – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ओमानचे आखात" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%B8%E1%83%A3%E1%83%AF%E1%83%98" title="ომანიშ ჸუჯი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ომანიშ ჸუჯი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="خليج عمان – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="خليج عمان" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="عمان دریا – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="عمان دریا" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Oman" title="Teluk Oman – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Teluk Oman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Оманы булан – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Оманы булан" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_van_Oman" title="Golf van Oman – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Golf van Oman" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%80" title="ओमानको खाडी – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="ओमानको खाडी" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E6%B9%BE" title="オマーン湾 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="オマーン湾" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D3%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Ӏоманан айма – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Ӏоманан айма" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_faan_Omaan" title="Golf faan Omaan – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Golf faan Omaan" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanbukta" title="Omanbukta – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Omanbukta" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanbukta" title="Omanbukta – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Omanbukta" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_d%27Oman" title="Golf d'Oman – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Golf d'Oman" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ummon_qo%CA%BBltig%CA%BBi" title="Ummon qoʻltigʻi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Ummon qoʻltigʻi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%93%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%A8_%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%BE%E0%A9%9C%E0%A9%80" title="ਓਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਓਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="خلیج عمان – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="خلیج عمان" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zatoka_Oma%C5%84ska" title="Zatoka Omańska – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Zatoka Omańska" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_Om%C3%A3" title="Golfo de Omã – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Golfo de Omã" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golful_Oman" title="Golful Oman – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Golful Oman" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Оманский залив – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Оманский залив" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjiri_i_Omanit" title="Gjiri i Omanit – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Gjiri i Omanit" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Oman" title="Gulf of Oman – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Gulf of Oman" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="عمان جي نار – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="عمان جي نار" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om%C3%A1nsky_z%C3%A1liv" title="Ománsky záliv – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Ománsky záliv" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanski_zaliv" title="Omanski zaliv – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Omanski zaliv" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%95%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C_%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="کەنداوی عومان – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="کەنداوی عومان" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Омански залив – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Омански залив" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanski_zaljev" title="Omanski zaljev – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Omanski zaljev" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaninlahti" title="Omaninlahti – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Omaninlahti" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omanbukten" title="Omanbukten – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Omanbukten" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golpo_ng_Oman" title="Golpo ng Oman – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Golpo ng Oman" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE" title="ஓமான் குடா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஓமான் குடா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman_qult%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1" title="Oman qultığı – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Oman qultığı" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99" title="อ่าวโอมาน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="อ่าวโอมาน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umman_K%C3%B6rfezi" title="Umman Körfezi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Umman Körfezi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Оманська затока – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Оманська затока" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="خلیج عمان – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="خلیج عمان" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a 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style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="line-height: 1.2; border-bottom: 1px solid #cedeff;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gulf_of_oman_location_map_without_border.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="center" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Gulf_of_oman_location_map_without_border.svg/264px-Gulf_of_oman_location_map_without_border.svg.png" decoding="async" width="264" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Gulf_of_oman_location_map_without_border.svg/396px-Gulf_of_oman_location_map_without_border.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Gulf_of_oman_location_map_without_border.svg/528px-Gulf_of_oman_location_map_without_border.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="839" data-file-height="647" 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class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">25°N 58°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">25; 58</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Body_of_water#Waterbody_types" title="Body of water">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Sea" title="Sea">Sea</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Primary outflows: oceans, seas, straights">Ocean/sea sources</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">Basin</a> countries</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. width</th><td class="infobox-data">340 km (210 mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface area</th><td class="infobox-data">115,000 km<sup>2</sup> (44,000 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. depth</th><td class="infobox-data">3,700 m (12,100 ft)</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jaz_Murian_satellite.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Jaz_Murian_satellite.jpg/220px-Jaz_Murian_satellite.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Jaz_Murian_satellite.jpg/330px-Jaz_Murian_satellite.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Jaz_Murian_satellite.jpg/440px-Jaz_Murian_satellite.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1312" /></a><figcaption>Satellite view of <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> and the Gulf of Oman.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Khorfakkan_Port.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Khorfakkan_Port.jpg/220px-Khorfakkan_Port.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Khorfakkan_Port.jpg/330px-Khorfakkan_Port.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Khorfakkan_Port.jpg/440px-Khorfakkan_Port.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5001" data-file-height="3334" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Khor_Fakkan" title="Khor Fakkan">Khor Fakkan</a>, a city in the <a href="/wiki/Emirate_of_Sharjah" title="Emirate of Sharjah">Emirate of Sharjah</a>, has one of the major container ports in the eastern seaboard of the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carriers_Charles_de_Gaulle_(R91)_-_Harry_S._Truman_(CVN-75)_and_Cavour_(550)_underway_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_3_January_2014_(140103-N-CL550-634).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Carriers_Charles_de_Gaulle_%28R91%29_-_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_and_Cavour_%28550%29_underway_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_3_January_2014_%28140103-N-CL550-634%29.jpg/220px-Carriers_Charles_de_Gaulle_%28R91%29_-_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_and_Cavour_%28550%29_underway_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_3_January_2014_%28140103-N-CL550-634%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Carriers_Charles_de_Gaulle_%28R91%29_-_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_and_Cavour_%28550%29_underway_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_3_January_2014_%28140103-N-CL550-634%29.jpg/330px-Carriers_Charles_de_Gaulle_%28R91%29_-_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_and_Cavour_%28550%29_underway_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_3_January_2014_%28140103-N-CL550-634%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Carriers_Charles_de_Gaulle_%28R91%29_-_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_and_Cavour_%28550%29_underway_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_3_January_2014_%28140103-N-CL550-634%29.jpg/440px-Carriers_Charles_de_Gaulle_%28R91%29_-_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN-75%29_and_Cavour_%28550%29_underway_in_the_Gulf_of_Oman_on_3_January_2014_%28140103-N-CL550-634%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2420" data-file-height="1813" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/U.S._Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Navy">U.S. Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy" title="Italian Navy">Italian Navy</a> aircraft carriers conduct operations in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fifth_Fleet" title="United States Fifth Fleet">U.S. 5th Fleet</a> area of responsibility in the Gulf of Oman.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Gulf of Oman</b> or <b>Sea of Oman</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">خليج عمان</span> <i>khalīj ʿumān</i>; <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">دریای عمان</span> <i>daryâ-ye omân</i>), also known as <b>Gulf of Makran</b> or <b>Sea of Makran</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">خلیج مکران</span> <i>khalīj makrān</i>; <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">دریای مکران</span> <i>daryâ-ye makrān</i>), is a <a href="/wiki/Gulf" title="Gulf">gulf</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> that connects the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Sea" title="Arabian Sea">Arabian Sea</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" title="Strait of Hormuz">Strait of Hormuz</a>, which then runs to the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>. It borders <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> on the north, <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> on the south, and the <a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> on the west. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extent">Extent</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Extent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/International_Hydrographic_Organization" title="International Hydrographic Organization">International Hydrographic Organization</a> defines the limits of the Gulf of Oman as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"> <ul><li>On the Northwest: A line joining Ràs Limah (25°57'N) on the coast of <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Peninsula" title="Arabian Peninsula">Arabia</a> and Ràs al Kuh (25°48'N) on the coast of <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> (Persia).</li> <li>On the Southeast: The Northern limit of the Arabian Sea [A line joining <a href="/wiki/Ras_al_Hadd" title="Ras al Hadd">Ràs al Hadd</a>, East point of Arabia (22°32'N) and <a href="/wiki/Jiwani" title="Jiwani">Ràs Jiyùni</a> (61°43'E) on the coast of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>].</li></ul></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exclusive_economic_zone">Exclusive economic zone</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Exclusive economic zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zones" class="mw-redirect" title="Exclusive economic zones">Exclusive economic zones</a> in Gulf of Oman:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="75">Number </th> <th width="250">Country </th> <th width="100">Area (Km<sup>2</sup>) </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a></b></td> <td align="center">108,779 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></b></td> <td align="center">65,850 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></b></td> <td align="center">4,371 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></b></td> <td align="center">2,000 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#9acdff;"> <th>Total </th> <td><b>Gulf of Oman</b></td> <td align="center"><b>181,000</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bordering_countries">Bordering countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bordering countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Coastline_length" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastline length">Coastline length</a> of bordering countries: </p> <ol><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> - 850 km coastline</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> - 750 km coastline</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a> - 50 km coastline</li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> - 50 km coastline</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alternative_names">Alternative names</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Alternative names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_western_part_of_the_Indian_Ocean,_by_Vincenzo_Maria_Coronelli,_1693_from_his_system_of_global_gores_the_Makran_coast.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/The_western_part_of_the_Indian_Ocean%2C_by_Vincenzo_Maria_Coronelli%2C_1693_from_his_system_of_global_gores_the_Makran_coast.jpg/220px-The_western_part_of_the_Indian_Ocean%2C_by_Vincenzo_Maria_Coronelli%2C_1693_from_his_system_of_global_gores_the_Makran_coast.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/The_western_part_of_the_Indian_Ocean%2C_by_Vincenzo_Maria_Coronelli%2C_1693_from_his_system_of_global_gores_the_Makran_coast.jpg/330px-The_western_part_of_the_Indian_Ocean%2C_by_Vincenzo_Maria_Coronelli%2C_1693_from_his_system_of_global_gores_the_Makran_coast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/The_western_part_of_the_Indian_Ocean%2C_by_Vincenzo_Maria_Coronelli%2C_1693_from_his_system_of_global_gores_the_Makran_coast.jpg/440px-The_western_part_of_the_Indian_Ocean%2C_by_Vincenzo_Maria_Coronelli%2C_1693_from_his_system_of_global_gores_the_Makran_coast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The western part of the Indian Ocean, by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli, 1693 from his system of global gores the Makran coast</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MacedonEmpire-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Baluch and alexandar's empire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/MacedonEmpire-2.jpg/220px-MacedonEmpire-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/MacedonEmpire-2.jpg/330px-MacedonEmpire-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/MacedonEmpire-2.jpg/440px-MacedonEmpire-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="716" /></a><figcaption>Paths that <a href="/wiki/Alexander_the_Great" title="Alexander the Great">Alexander the Great</a> took</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makran_Trench" title="Makran Trench">Makran Trench</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makran_Division" title="Makran Division">Makran Division</a>, <a href="/wiki/Makran_(princely_state)" title="Makran (princely state)">Makran (princely state)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/History_of_Oman#Late_19th_and_early_20th_centuries" title="History of Oman">History of Oman § Late 19th and early 20th centuries</a></div> <p>The Gulf of Oman historically and geographically has been referred to by different names by Arabian, Iranian, Indian, Pakistani, and European geographers and travelers, including <a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makran</a> Sea and Akhzar Sea.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Makran Sea</li> <li>Akhzar Sea</li> <li>Persian Sea (consists of the whole of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman)</li></ol> <p>Until the 18th century, it was known as Makran Sea and is also visible on historical maps and museums.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_ports">Major ports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major ports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Port_of_Fujairah" title="Port of Fujairah">Port of Fujairah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fujairah" title="Fujairah">Fujairah</a>, United Arab Emirates</li> <li>Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, <a href="/wiki/Khor_Fakkan" title="Khor Fakkan">Khor Fakkan</a>, United Arab Emirates</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_of_Chabahar" class="mw-redirect" title="Port of Chabahar">Port of Chabahar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chabahar" title="Chabahar">Chabahar</a>, Iran</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Sultan_Qaboos" title="Port Sultan Qaboos">Port Sultan Qaboos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muttrah" title="Muttrah">Muttrah</a>, Oman</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_trade">International trade</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: International trade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Western side of the gulf connects to the <a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" title="Strait of Hormuz">Strait of Hormuz</a>, a strategic route through which a third of the world's <a href="/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas" title="Liquefied natural gas">liquefied natural gas</a> and 20% of global <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_exports" title="List of countries by oil exports">oil consumption</a> passes from <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a> producers.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Oman_desert_and_semi-desert" title="Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert">Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf#Wildlife" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf § Wildlife</a></div> <p>In 2018, scientists confirmed the Gulf of Oman contains one of the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Dead_zone_(ecology)" title="Dead zone (ecology)">marine dead zones</a>, where the ocean contains little or no oxygen and marine wildlife cannot exist. The dead zone encompasses nearly the entire 165,000-square-kilometre (63,700 sq mi) Gulf of Oman and equivalent to the size of Florida, United States of America. The cause is a combination of increased <a href="/wiki/Ocean_warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean warming">ocean warming</a> and increased runoff of nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_underwater_rail_tunnel">International underwater rail tunnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: International underwater rail tunnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, a rail tunnel under the sea was suggested to link the UAE with the western coast of India. The <a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail" title="High-speed rail">bullet train</a> tunnel would be supported by pontoons and be nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in length.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pop_culture">Pop culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Pop culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_(video_game_series)" title="Battlefield (video game series)">Battlefield</a></i> video game series, the Gulf of Oman is a map used in <i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_2" title="Battlefield 2">Battlefield 2</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_3" title="Battlefield 3">Battlefield 3</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_Play4Free" title="Battlefield Play4Free">Battlefield Play4Free</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Battlefield_4" title="Battlefield 4">Battlefield 4</a></i> with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">United States Marines Corps (USMC)</a> invading the shore of Oman with the fictional Middle Eastern Coalition (MEC) defending it in Battlefield 2, and with <a href="/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" title="Russian Ground Forces">Russian Ground Forces</a> defending it in Play4Free, Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Arabia" title="Eastern Arabia">Eastern Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musandam_Peninsula" title="Musandam Peninsula">Musandam Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates#The_pearling_industry_and_the_Portuguese_empire:_16th_-_18th_century" title="History of the United Arab Emirates">History of the United Arab Emirates#The pearling industry and the Portuguese empire: 16th - 18th century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saeed_bin_Butti#Perpetual_Maritime_Truce" title="Saeed bin Butti">Saeed bin Butti#Perpetual Maritime Truce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultan_bin_Saqr_Al_Qasimi#Perpetual_Maritime_Truce_of_1853" title="Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi">Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi#Perpetual Maritime Truce of 1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_campaign_of_1809" title="Persian Gulf campaign of 1809">Persian Gulf campaign of 1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_campaign_of_1819" title="Persian Gulf campaign of 1819">Persian Gulf campaign of 1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Maritime_Treaty_of_1820" title="General Maritime Treaty of 1820">General Maritime Treaty of 1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_2019_Gulf_of_Oman_incident" title="May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident">May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2019_Gulf_of_Oman_incident" title="June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident">June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111008191433/http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf">"Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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Retrieved 2 November 2021</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Oman&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"The Book of Duarte Barbosa" by Duarte Barbosa, <a href="/wiki/Mansel_Longworth_Dames" title="Mansel Longworth Dames">Mansel Longworth Dames</a>. 1989. p. 79. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/81-206-0451-2" title="Special:BookSources/81-206-0451-2">81-206-0451-2</a></li> <li>"The Natural History of Pliny". by Pliny, <a href="/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Riley" title="Henry Thomas Riley">Henry Thomas Riley</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Bostock_(physician)" title="John Bostock (physician)">John Bostock</a>. 1855. p. 117</li> <li>"The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf" by <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Barrett_Miles" title="Samuel Barrett Miles">Samuel Barrett Miles</a> - 1966. p. 148</li> <li>"The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner". by Daniel Defoe. 1895. p. 279</li> <li>"The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind". by Herbert George Well. 1920. p. 379.</li> <li>"The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge" by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck. 1910. p. 242</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output 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