The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and on the southeast by the Laccadive SeaBanse, Karl, and Charles R. McClain. "Winter blooms of phytoplankton in the Arabian Sea as observed by the Coastal Zone Color Scanner." Marine Ecology Progress Series (1986): 201-211. and the Maldives, on the southwest by Somalia.Pham, J. Peter. "Putting Somali piracy in context." Journal of Contemporary African Studies 28.3 (2010): 325-341. Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden in the west connects the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest, connecting it to the Persian Gulf.
the arabian sea () is a region of sea in the northern indian ocean bounded on the west by the arabian peninsula gulf of aden and guardafui channel on the northwest by gulf of oman and iran on the north by pakistan on the east by india and on the southeast by the laccadive seabanse karl and charles r mcclain "winter blooms of phytoplankton in the arabian sea as observed by the coastal zone color scanner" marine ecology progress series (1986) 201-211 and the maldives on the southwest by somaliapham j peter "putting somali piracy in context" journal of contemporary african studies 283 (2010) 325-341 its total area is and its maximum depth is  the gulf of aden in the west connects the arabian sea to the red sea through the strait of bab-el-mandeb and the gulf of oman is in the northwest connecting it to the persian gulf