The incoming sediments beneath the 3 km deep Oman abyssal plain consist of 3 km of Makran sands that are derived from the north. |
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The Oman Fault separates the Zagros fold and thrust belt from the Makran accretionary wedge in the east. |
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The Muscat rulers established trading posts on the Persian coast and also exercised a measure of control over the Makran coast. |
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Seismologists do not rule out the potential of the earthquake striking Oman's eastern coast from the Makran subduction zone. |
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Development of Omans Offshore Block 18 in the North Sohar Basin between the Batinah coast and the Makran Accretionary Prism. |
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This applies to the Cascadia, Makran, southern Lesser Antilles, and Calabrian trenches. |
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In 1955, the exclave coastal Makran strip acceded to Pakistan and was made a district of its Balochistan province, while Gwadar was not included in Makran then. |
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The airline had apparently promised to start a weekly service between Dubai and Pasni, Balochistan's coastal town in Makran, according to members of the Balochi community. |
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