Arabian Sea

marginal sea of the northern Indian Ocean

former union territory of India

hijacking of ships by Somali pirates

Pakistani geography

Sonmiani () is a coastal village in southeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The village is located in Hub District, and is approximately northwest of Karachi. It is connected by road to the N-25 National Highway via the town Winder. Located near the delta of the Winder River, the village spans about 127 acres, with a population of around 3,000 across over 300 households.

Ioichthys kashkini is a species of barreleye known only from the Arabian Sea where it has been recovered from a depth of . It is also distributed more broadly across the western Indian ocean.