Yemeni coast

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The Yemeni coast is the stretch of shoreline along Yemen that borders both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, forming a strategic maritime corridor between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.

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Surface form Occurrences
Yemenite coast of the Red Sea 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastline
adjacentTo Eritrean coast across the Red Sea
Horn of Africa across the Gulf of Aden
Somali Sea NERFINISHED
bordersSea Gulf of Aden NERFINISHED
Red Sea NERFINISHED
bordersStrait Bab-el-Mandeb Strait NERFINISHED
connectsBodyOfWater Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
connectsVia Bab-el-Mandeb Strait NERFINISHED
country Yemen
fallsWithin Yemen exclusive economic zone NERFINISHED
Yemen territorial waters NERFINISHED
governedBy Yemeni maritime law
hasApproximateLength about 1200 miles
about 1900 kilometers
hasClimate arid
semi-arid
hasEconomicActivity fishing
maritime trade
port services
salt production
shipping
hasFeature coastal plains
coral reefs
deltas
rocky shores
sandy beaches
hasMajorPort Port of Aden NERFINISHED
Port of Al Hudaydah NERFINISHED
Port of Mocha NERFINISHED
Port of Mukalla NERFINISHED
hasPortCity Aden NERFINISHED
Al Hudaydah NERFINISHED
Al Khawkhah NERFINISHED
Al Luhayyah NERFINISHED
Al Mokha NERFINISHED
Al Mukha NERFINISHED
Al Shihr NERFINISHED
Mocha NERFINISHED
Mukalla NERFINISHED
hasSection Aden coastal area
Bab-el-Mandeb area NERFINISHED
Hadhramaut coast NERFINISHED
Tihama coastal plain NERFINISHED
hasSecurityIssue maritime smuggling routes
naval blockades in conflict periods
piracy risk in Gulf of Aden
hasStrait Bab-el-Mandeb Strait NERFINISHED
locatedIn Yemen NERFINISHED
locatedOn Gulf of Aden coast NERFINISHED
Red Sea coast NERFINISHED
partOf Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
coast of the Arabian Peninsula
partOfMaritimeCorridor route between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
strategicImportance access to Suez Canal route
chokepoint at Bab-el-Mandeb NERFINISHED
global shipping route
usedFor container shipping
international maritime navigation
oil and gas transport

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Peter Forsskål deathPlace Yemeni coast
this entity surface form: Yemenite coast of the Red Sea
Indian Ocean coastline hasPart Yemeni coast