Which gulf separates the Arabian Peninsula from Iran?

Which gulf separates the Arabian Peninsula from Iran? The answer is the Persian Gulf.

This shallow marginal sea lies between Iran to the north and the Arabian Peninsula to the south. It connects with the Gulf of Oman and the open Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically vital passage for global energy shipping. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms much of its northwestern end.

The gulf covers about 251,000 square kilometres, stretches roughly 989 kilometres, and has an average depth of around 50 metres. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman’s Musandam exclave have coastlines on it.

A common mix-up is the Gulf of Oman, which lies east of the Strait of Hormuz and leads toward the Arabian Sea. The name “Arabian Gulf” is also used by some Arab governments, but “Persian Gulf” is the standard canonical answer in most international and English-language references.