Comment on Why did/does Oman not raise a stink about Iran also closing their half of the strait?
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 weeks agoOh yeh
Why are we even talking about Oman when they’re not next to the straight, then?
Comment on Why did/does Oman not raise a stink about Iran also closing their half of the strait?
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 weeks agoOh yeh
Why are we even talking about Oman when they’re not next to the straight, then?
CameronDev@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
They are next to the straight. Red is Iran, Blue is Oman, Green is UAE.
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Zooming out further the straight opens up into the “Gulf of Oman”.
AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
The other commenter is undoubtedly thinking about the position of the vast majority of Oman, which is disconnected from the portion shown in red and is further south on the Gulf of Oman.
It's an oddity of geography that Oman has that bit.
CameronDev@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Yeah, its definitely an interesting area. Seems to be mostly unused as well, apart from a tiny airport town. The runway is almost as long as the town itself.
There is also another oddity a bit further south:
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UAE, wrapped in Oman, wrapped in UAE.