Bab el- Mandeb

Bab el-Mandeb is a 32-kilometre-wide strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti / Eritrea on the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. It is the southern gateway of the Suez Canal sea route.

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