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The Bab-el-Mandeb, alternatively Bab el Mandab, Bab al Mandab, Bab al Mandib, or Bab al Mandeb meaning "Gate of Tears" in Arabic (باب المندب), is a strait located between ...
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Bab el Mandeb (băb ĕl măn`dĕb) [Arab.,= gate of tears], strait, 17 mi (27 km) wide, linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and separating the Arabian peninsula from E Africa ...
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Bab el Man·deb (bäb l män d b) A strategically important strait, 27.4 km (17 mi) wide, between the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa. It links the Red Sea with the Gulf of ...

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Bab el Mandeb (Arabic, Bab al-Mandab, “gate of tears”), strait between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. It is about 32 km (20 mi) wide and is divided into two channels by Perim Island, near the Arabian mainland. The western strait is 26 km (16 mi) wide and the eastern one is 3 km (2 mi) wide. The hazards to navigation caused by the swift current in both channels have given the strait its name.