Various forms of "" are commonly used also in the Persian Gulf to stand for tidal flats, marshland, or tidal bays (e.g., Khor Musa, Khor Abdallah, Hor al-Azim, Hor al-Himar, etc.
== Imena in etimologija ==Horezm je bil zan tudi kot Chorasmia, Khwarezmia, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Khorezm, Khoresm in Khorasam.