Gwatar Bay
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Gwadar District, Balochistan province, Pakistan
| Gwatar Bay | |
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| Jiwani Bay | |
 Satellite photo of Gwatar Bay (at bottom right) | |
  Gwatar Bay Location between Iran and Pakistan | |
| Location | Dashtiari County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran Gwadar District, Balochistan province, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 25°06′49″N 61°36′51″E / 25.11361°N 61.61417°E |
| River sources | Bahu Kalat River, Dasht River |
| Max. length | 30 kilometres (19 mi) |
| Max. width | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
| Settlements | Bandar Gavater, Jiwani, Pasabandar |
Gwatar Bay (Persian: خلیج گواتر, Urdu: خلیج گواتر) is an inlet of the Arabian Sea, located on the northeast of the Gulf of Oman, and indenting the Makran coast at the southernmost part of the border of Iran and Pakistan.
The bay is named after the Iranian town of Bandar Gavater on the northwest shore, which should not be confused with the Pakistani town of Gwadar, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) to the east of the bay. Equally, this bay should not be confused with Gwadar West Bay and Gwadar East Bay, which are adjacent to the peninsula of Gwadar, lying about 20 miles (30 km) and 40 miles (60 km) respectively east of the subject of this article.
The bay is mentioned in a book called "Gwatar Bay to Sir Creek: The Golden Coast of Pakistan — History and Memoirs", which references the two bodies of water that form the western and eastern ends of the coast of Pakistan.[1]
