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🌍 Arabian Sea
Ancient trade route connecting India, Arabia and East Africa
Asia/Africa 1498 Oceans & Seas
🌍 Key Facts
1
3.86 million km²; bounded by India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, Yemen, Somalia
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Ancient trade route: Arab, Persian, Indian and Chinese merchants traded here for 2,000+ years
3
Vasco da Gama (1498) crossed the Arabian Sea guided by Indian navigator Ahmad ibn Mājid
Mumbai, Karachi and Muscat are the three great ports of the Arabian Sea
Quick Reference
Category
🌍 Oceans & Seas
Country / Region
🌍 Asia/Africa
Key Year
1498
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Ancient trade route connecting India, Arabia and East Africa