<P> The Persian Gulf ( Persian : خلیج فارس ‎ , translit . Xalij - e Fârs , lit . ' Gulf of Fars ' ‎ ) is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean ( Gulf of Oman ) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . </P>
<P> The Persian Gulf ( Persian : خلیج فارس ‎ , translit . Xalij - e Fârs , lit . ' Gulf of Fars ' ‎ ) is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean ( Gulf of Oman ) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . </P>
where is the persian gulf located on the world map
where is the persian gulf located on the world map
between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest
between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest