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(Clockwise along the coast from the left) Map of the Gulf of Oman, Makran Coast, Indus Delta, western Indo-Gangetic Plain, Indus Fan, and Arabian Basin
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The Arabian Sea's maximum depth is 5,395 metres (17,700 ft).

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(Clockwise along the coast from the left) Map of the Gulf of Oman, Makran Coast, Indus Delta, western Indo-Gangetic Plain, Indus Fan, and Arabian Basin
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The Falaj Valley, discovered in 2009, is an underwater valley off the eastern coast of Oman.

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(Clockwise along the coast from the left) Map of the Gulf of Oman, Makran Coast, Indus Delta, western Indo-Gangetic Plain, Indus Fan, and Arabian Basin
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The Arabian Sea has one of the world's three largest oceanic oxygen minimum zones, which has the lowest levels of oxygen in the world.

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(Clockwise along the coast from the left) Map of the Gulf of Oman, Makran Coast, Indus Delta, western Indo-Gangetic Plain, Indus Fan, and Arabian Basin
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The Arabian Sea has served as an important route for maritime trade since the 4th and 3rd millennia BC.

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(Clockwise along the coast from the left) Map of the Gulf of Oman, Makran Coast, Indus Delta, western Indo-Gangetic Plain, Indus Fan, and Arabian Basin
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The Arabian Sea trade facilitated the spread of Islam across the Indian Ocean to various regions including East Africa and Southeast Asia.

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7th largest ocean in the world

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