Gulf Sea

Browse 1,431 named coastal and marine places across the six Gulf states in Arabic and English, and save private spots that stay on your device.

Gulf Sea is a bilingual map of named coastal and marine places across the six Gulf states — Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain — together with your own private spots, kept on your device.

BROWSE NAMED PLACES • 1,431 capes, islands, bays, reefs and other coastal features on one map • Search in Arabic or English and switch between map and list • Every place shows its source: official geographic names for Qatar (CGIS) and the UAE (FGIC), and GeoNames (geonames.org) for the other Gulf states and the UAE's northern coast

SAVE YOUR OWN SPOTS • Press and hold the map, type coordinates, or save a copy of any place • Your spots appear on the map as amber bookmarks • Private by design: spots stay on your device, with no account, cloud sync or tracking

SHARE COORDINATES • Send a spot's coordinates and an Apple Maps link with any app you choose; your private title is left out

MADE FOR ARABIC AND ENGLISH • Full Arabic (right-to-left) and English interfaces, light and dark mode, larger text and VoiceOver • For iPhone and iPad

Free, with no ads, no purchases and no sign-up.

Please note: places on the map are named geographic features. They do not mean that access, fishing or landing is permitted, and Gulf Sea is not a navigation or safety tool. Always check local rules before you go. The data sources do not endorse this app.

Some Arabic names come from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). GeoNames data is used under CC BY 4.0.