Arabian Sea
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#Arabian_Sea
#Arabian_Peninsula
#Marine_ecoregions
#India–Pakistan_border
#Oman–Yemen_border
#Bodies_of_water_of_Pakistan
#Bodies_of_water_of_India
#Bodies_of_water_of_Oman
#Seas_of_Yemen
#Seas_of_Iran
Arabian Sea 17th century map depicting the locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
Arabian Sea as seen from space.
The Arabian Sea （Arabic: بحر العرب‎ Bahr al-Arab） is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran, and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden,
Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Peninsula, on the southeast by the Laccadive Sea, on the southwest by the Somali Sea, and on the east by India.
Its total area is 3,862,000 km2 （1,491,000 sq mi） and its maximum depth is 4,652 meters （15,262 ft）.
The Gulf of Aden in the west connects the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest, connecting it to the Persian Gulf.
The Arabian Sea's surface area is about 3,862,000 km2 （1,491,130 sq mi）.
The maximum width of the sea is approximately 2,400 km （1,490 mi）, and its maximum depth is 4,652 metres （15,262 ft）.
The biggest river flowing into the sea is the Indus River.
The Arabian Sea in Bombay/Mumbai, India The Arabian Sea has two important branches — the Gulf of Aden in the southwest, connecting with the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb; and the Gulf of Oman to the northwest,
connecting with the Persian Gulf.
There are also the gulfs of Khambhat and Kutch on the Indian Coast.
The Arabian Sea has been crossed by many important marine trade routes since the 3rd or 2nd millennium BCE. Major seaports include Kandla Port, Mundra Port, Pipavav Port, Dahej Port, Hazira Port, Mumbai Port, Nhava Sheva Port （Navi Mumbai）,
Mormugão Port （Goa）, New Mangalore Port and Kochi Port in India, the Port of Karachi, Port Qasim, and the Gwadar Port in Pakistan, Chabahar Port in Iran and t...