<P> The Persian Gulf ( Persian : خلیج فارس ‎ , translit . Xalij - e Fârs , lit . ' Gulf of Fars ' ‎ ) is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia . The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean ( Gulf of Oman ) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest . The Shatt al - Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline . </P>
where is the persian gulf located on the world map
between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest