6-647: Fujairah Beach is on the Gulf of Oman , located on the northern part of Fujairah City , Emirate of Fujairah , United Arab Emirates . At the southern end is the Hilton Fujairah hotel and beyond that the Fujairah International Marine Club with a marina. Just inland running along the length of Fujairah Beach is Al Faseel Road . To the west is the Fujairah City suburb of Al Faseel . Al Shara Hospital
12-980: Is a gulf in the Indian Ocean that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz , which then runs to the Persian Gulf . It borders Iran and Pakistan on the north, Oman on the south, and the United Arab Emirates on the west. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Gulf of Oman as follows: Exclusive economic zones in Gulf of Oman: Coastline length of bordering countries: 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 Makran Sea and Akhzar Sea. Until
18-625: Is also close by in Al Faseel, located on the other side of Al Faseel Road. 25°08′31″N 56°21′24″E / 25.141930°N 56.356536°E / 25.141930; 56.356536 This United Arab Emirates location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( Arabic : خليج عمان khalīj ʿumān ; Persian : دریای عمان daryâ-ye omân ), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( Arabic : خلیج مکران khalīj makrān ; Persian : دریای مکران daryâ-ye makrān ),
24-429: The 18th century, it was known as Makran Sea and is also visible on historical maps and museums. The Western side of the gulf connects to the Strait of Hormuz , a strategic route through which a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and 20% of global oil consumption passes from Middle East producers. In 2018, scientists confirmed the Gulf of Oman contains one of the world's largest marine dead zones , where
30-406: 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 ocean warming and increased runoff of nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers. In 2018, a rail tunnel under the sea
36-588: Was suggested to link the UAE with the western coast of India. The bullet train tunnel would be supported by pontoons and be nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in length. In the Battlefield video game series, the Gulf of Oman is a map used in Battlefield 2 , Battlefield 3 , Battlefield Play4Free and Battlefield 4 with the United States Marines Corps (USMC) invading the shore of Oman with
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