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INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES
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China Sea
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Red Sea
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Mediterranean Sea
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Persian Gulf
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow channel, approximately 30 miles wide at the narrowest point, between the Omani Musandam Peninsula and Iran. It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. The Strait is deep and relatively free of maritime hazards.
Detailed explanation-2: -Located at the edge of the Persian Gulf near the Khormusa waterway, the Imam Khomeini port covers 11, 041 hectares of land area and receives oil tankers, bulk and container carriers arriving from the Persian Gulf, Oman gulf, Hormuz Strait and the Indian Ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Strait of Hormuz (/hɔːrˈmuːz/ Persian: Tangeh-ye Hormoz listen (help·info) Arabic: Maḍīq Hurmuz), Also called in Arabic: Madīq Bab Al Salam) which means “The door of peace”. Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Detailed explanation-4: -Strait of Hormuz, also called Strait of Ormuz, channel linking the Persian Gulf (west) with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea (southeast). The strait is 35 to 60 miles (55 to 95 km) wide and separates Iran (north) from the Arabian Peninsula (south).
Detailed explanation-5: -The Persian Gulf is on the western side, while the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea are to the east. The Strait of Hormuz is bordered by several countries, including Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. These three countries control this relatively short strait.