Gulf of Oman

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The Gulf of Oman (Arabic: خليج عمان; transliterated: khalīj ʿumān, Persian: دریای عمان; transliterated: daryā-ye ʿomān) is a strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf; it is generally included as a branch of the Persian Gulf, not as an arm of the Arabian Sea. On the north coast is Iran (Persia) On the south coast are Oman in the east and United Arab Emirates for a short distance in the west. A beach on the gulf is the setting for a fictional battle in the video game Battlefield 2.