![]() In the 9th century AD, author Ya'qubi wrote: They were trading routes in ancient times and since the time of Muhammad, they are the places where Islam spread and is widely practised. The Arabs and their near neighbours considered the Seven Seas ( Arabic: البحار السبعة) to be the seas that they encountered in their voyages to The East. The International Hydrographic Organization lists over 23 distinct bodies of water called seas. ![]() The World Ocean is also collectively known as just " the sea". The term can now also be taken to refer to these seven oceanic bodies of water: ![]() The terminology of a "seven seas" with varying definitions was part of the vernacular of several peoples (as in the prior mentioned seas of Arabic literature), long before the oceans of the world became known (to those peoples). The phrase is used in reference to sailors and pirates in the arts and popular culture and can be associated with the Mediterranean Sea, the Arabian Seven Seas east of Africa and India (as told with Sinbad's seven journeys, and Captain Kidd), or is sometimes applied to the Caribbean Sea and seas around the Americas (with pirates such as Blackbeard). The "Seven Seas" is a figurative term for all the seas of the known world.
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