Gwadar Coast

Gwadar stands on the Makran coast beside a rocky headland and sheltered bays. Fishers used the sea while routes connected the coast to the dry Baluchistan interior. In 1784 Nasir Khan of Kalat granted Gwadar to Sultan bin Ahmad, tying the port to Oman across the Arabian Sea. Its position offered access to coastal trade between the Gulf of Oman and the shores farther east.