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Strait of Hormuz

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors: Tom Elliott
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Last modified Mar 25, 2026 11:21 PM — History
A waterway connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The author of the Periplus Maris Erythraei mentions this area, but does not explicitly name the strait, referring instead to the "mouth of the Persian Gulf". The origin of the toponym "Hormuz" remains debated.

https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/1010946

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Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Strait of Hormuz: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/1010946> [accessed: 19 May 2026] 

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