The
Gulf of Oman or
Sea of Oman (—
Ḫalīdj ʾUmān; alternatively known as خليج مکران—,
Ḫalīdj Makrān; in
Persian: دریای عمان
Daryā-ye Ommān, or دریای مکران
Daryā-ye Makrān, or دریای پارس
Daryā-ye Pārs; in
Khaleej Oman) 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. The gulf borders
Pakistan and
Iran on the north,
Oman on the south, and the
United Arab Emirates on the west.