Arab States Bordering the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf

The Arab world frames two critical marine corridors. Here are the sovereign states with coastlines on each.

Red Sea Coastline (West to East / North to South)

1. Egypt (Sinai Peninsula, African mainland)
2. Jordan (tiny 26-km coast at Aqaba)
3. Saudi Arabia (longest Red Sea coast, ~1,800 km)
4. Yemen (southern Red Sea coast to Bab el-Mandeb)
5. Sudan (African shore north of Eritrea)
6. Eritrea (African shore, Dahlak Archipelago)
7. Djibouti (Bab el-Mandeb, strategic port)
8. Somalia (Gulf of Aden, often grouped with Red Sea basin)

Arabian (Persian) Gulf Coastline

1. Saudi Arabia (longest Gulf coast)
2. Kuwait
3. Qatar
4. Bahrain (archipelago)
5. United Arab Emirates
6. Oman (Musandam Peninsula at Strait of Hormuz + Gulf of Oman coast)
7. Iraq (short 58-km coast at Umm Qasr)
8. Iran (non-Arab, but major Gulf littoral state)

Saudi Arabia is the only Arab state with extensive coastlines on both bodies of water.