Editing Arabian Sea (section)

==Islands==
[[File:Socotra satview.jpg|thumb|Landsat view of Socotra, an island of Yemen]]
There are several islands in the Arabian Sea, with the most important ones being [[Lakshadweep Islands]] (India), [[Socotra]] (Yemen), [[Masirah]] (Oman) and [[Astola Island]] (Pakistan).

The Lakshadweep Islands (formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands) is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea region of Arabian Sea, {{convert|200|to|440|km|mi|abbr=on}} off the southwestern coast of India. The archipelago is a [[union territory]] and is governed by the [[Union Government of India]]. The islands form the smallest union territory of India with their total surface area being just {{convert|32|km2|abbr=on}}. Next to these islands are the Maldives islands. These islands are all part of the [[Chagos-Laccadive Ridge|Lakshadweep-Maldives-Chagos]] group of islands.

[[Zalzala Koh]] was an island which was around for only a few years. After the 2013 earthquake in Pakistan, the mud island was formed. By 2016 the island had completely submerged.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1305482/gwadars-quake-island-disappears | title=Gwadar's quake island disappears |website=www.dawn.com | date=31 December 2016 }}</ref>

Astola Island, also known as ''Jezira Haft Talar'' in [[Balochi language|Balochi]], or 'Island of the Seven Hills', is a small, uninhabited island in the northern tip of the Arabian Sea in Pakistan's territorial waters.

Socotra, also spelled ''Soqotra'', is the largest island, being part of a small archipelago of four islands. It lies some {{convert|240|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the [[Horn of Africa]] and {{convert|380|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of the Arabian Peninsula.

Masirah and the five [[Khuriya Muriya Islands]] are islands off the southeastern coast of Oman.