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The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عُمان - Ḫalīdj ʾUmān; alternatively known as خليج مکران - Ḫalīdj Makrān, ; in Persian also known as دریای ایران - , or دریای فارس - Daryā-e Fārs, ) is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It is generally included as a branch of the Persian Gulf, not as an arm of the Arabian Sea. On the north coast is Pakistan and Iran . On the south coast are Oman in the east, and the United Arab Emirates for a short distance in the west.
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The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Gulf of Oman as follows:[1]
On the Northwest. A line joining Ràs Limah (25°57'N) on the coast of Arabia and Ràs al Kuh (25°48'N) on the coast of Iran (Persia).
On the Southeast. The Northern limit of the Arabian Sea [A line joining Ràs al Hadd, East point of Arabia (22°32'N) and Ràs Jiyùni (61°43'E) on the coast of Pakistan].
Coordinates: 24°43′14″N 58°19′35″E / 24.72056°N 58.32639°E
The Gulf of Oman is an arm of the Arabian Sea that borders Iran and south-western Pakistan to the north and Oman and the United Arab Emirates to the south. The Gulf of Oman used to be called The Persian Sea on old maps.[1]
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