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Bab el Mandeb

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Bab el Man·deb  (bäb l mändb)
A strategically important strait, 27 km (17 mi) wide, between the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa. It links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

Bab el Mandeb [ˈbæb ɛl ˈmændɛb]
n
(Placename) a strait between SW Arabia and E Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden


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Yemen, on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula overlooking the Bab El Mandeb Straits that link the Red Sea with the Arabian Sea, plans to build an artificial harbour with France on the Red Sea island of Perim to bolster the international campaign against piracy in the region.
It also said that Isayas, with the cooperation of some Somali Islamist groups, are also colluding to control the Bab El Mandeb Straights in case of any escalation of conflict with the United States and Israel.
As it has been for other powers with a global reach, it is the Horn's proximity to the Red Sea shipping lanes and the Bab El Mandeb Straits that has dominated US geo-political thinking.
 
 
 
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