Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

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The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

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Generate an image of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is a narrow, strategically vital waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime chokepoint ⓘ
strait ⓘ
waterway ⓘ
annualShipTraffic tens of thousands of vessels per year ⓘ
averageDepth about 186 meters ⓘ
climate arid, hot, with seasonal monsoon influence ⓘ
connects Gulf of Aden ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
countryOnShore Djibouti ⓘ
Eritrea ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
easternChannelWidth about 3 kilometers ⓘ
etymology name means "Gate of Tears" in Arabic ⓘ
governedBy international maritime law ⓘ
hasChannel eastern channel (Bab Iskender) ⓘ
western channel (Dact-el-Mayun) ⓘ
hasIsland Jazirat al-Tair (regionally nearby volcanic island) ⓘ
Perim Island ⓘ
Seven Brothers Islands ⓘ
linkedTo Gulf of Aden ⓘ
Suez Canal via Red Sea ⓘ
locatedIn between Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa ⓘ
maximumWidth about 20 miles ⓘ
about 32 kilometers ⓘ
minimumWidth about 16 miles ⓘ
about 26 kilometers ⓘ
nameInArabic باب المندب ⓘ
nearbyPort Assab Port ⓘ
Port of Aden ⓘ
Port of Djibouti ⓘ
oceanBasin Indian Ocean ⓘ
partOf Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route ⓘ
region Horn of Africa ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
riskFactor maritime terrorism ⓘ
piracy in Gulf of Aden region ⓘ
regional armed conflict ⓘ
separates Djibouti ⓘ
Eritrea ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
strategicImportance alternative access route to Suez Canal ⓘ
critical for global trade between Europe and Asia ⓘ
major route for oil and gas shipments ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ
waterType saltwater ⓘ
westernChannelWidth about 25 kilometers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle East → crossedBy → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Indian Ocean → hasStrategicStrait → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Djibouti → strategicLocation → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Arabian Sea → connectedBy → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Gulf of Aden → connectedBy → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Gulf of Aden → linkedWaterway → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Yemen → strategicWaterway → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Red Sea → hasOutflow → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Horn of Africa → nearbyStrait → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Aden → nearStrait → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Gulf of Tadjoura → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
EUNAVFOR Atalanta → areaOfOperation → Bab el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Middle East and North Africa → hasStrategicLocation → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Djibouti City → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region → hasPart → Bab el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
U.S. Fifth Fleet → primaryStraitOfConcern → Bab el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Southern Red Sea Region → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Port of Aden → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Himyar → strategicLocation → Bab-el-Mandeb strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Port of Djibouti → locatedOn → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Perim Island → locatedIn → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Perim Island → partOf → Bab-el-Mandeb chokepoint system ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route → includes → Bab el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route → hasKeyChokepoint → Bab el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Jazirat al-Tair → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Jazirat al-Tair → nearbyStrait → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
eastern channel (Bab Iskender) → partOf → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
eastern channel (Bab Iskender) → locatedIn → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
eastern channel (Bab Iskender) → hasAlternativeName → Eastern Channel of Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
western channel (Dact-el-Mayun) → partOf → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
western channel (Dact-el-Mayun) → locatedIn → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
western channel (Dact-el-Mayun) → alsoKnownAs → western channel of Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
western channel (Dact-el-Mayun) → isNaturalFeatureOf → Red Sea–Gulf of Aden connection ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
باب المندب → اسم باللغة الإنجليزية → Bab el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Gulf Cooperation Council navies → operatesIn → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Middle East and Africa → hasStrategicWaterway → Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Assab Port → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Obock Region → locatedOn → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Red Sea coast → connectedTo → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Seven Brothers Islands → locatedIn → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Indian Ocean coastline → adjacentTo → Red Sea via Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport → near → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Northern Eritrea → near → Bab-el-Mandeb strait ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Eritrea
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Europe–Africa transport network → includesStrait → Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
Indian Ocean Region → hasPart → Bab el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
COMFIFTHFLT → overseesOperationsIn → Bab el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
linked to: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait