Bab-el-Mandeb

Also known as Mandeb Strait, Gate of Tears, Bab El Mandeb Strait

The Bab-el-Mandeb (, ) is a strait and a major global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean.

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The Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait located between Yemen and the Horn of Africa (Djibouti and Eritrea) that serves as a critical passage connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Because it is a major global chokepoint, controlling the flow of international maritime traffic between Europe and Asia, disruptions to shipping through this strait have significant impacts on world trade and commerce.

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Key facts

Body of water.name: Bab-el-Mandeb
Body of water.image: Bab-el-Mandeb, outer space.jpg
Body of water.caption: Bab-el-Mandeb as seen from space
Body of water.image_bathymetry: Map of Bab-el-Mandeb.png
Body of water.caption_bathymetry: locator map of the strait
Body of water.location: Between Northeast Africa and West Asia
Body of water.basin_countries: Djibouti, Eritrea and Yemen
Body of water.islands: Seven Brothers, Doumeira, Perim
Body of water.mapframe zoom: 4

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Significance in the maritime trade route
Significance for maritime security and geopolitics
Geography
Demographics
Population centers
Djibouti
Yemen
See also
References
External links

== Etymology == In Bab-el-Mandeb, Bab means "gate" or "door" while Mandeb means "lamentation" or "grief". The strait derives its name from the dangers attending its navigation or, according to an Arab legend, from the numbers who were drowned by an earthquake that separated the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa.

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