western channel (Dact-el-Mayun)

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The western channel, also known as Dact-el-Mayun, is the wider, deeper navigational passage of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

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western channel (Dact-el-Mayun) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf navigational passage
sea channel
alsoKnownAs Dact-el-Mayun
surface form: Dact al-Mayun

Dact-el-Mayun
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
surface form: western channel of Bab-el-Mandeb
connects Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
countryOnShore Djibouti
Eritrea
Yemen
hasGeopoliticalSignificance chokepoint for maritime trade
hasNavigationRole main route for large commercial vessels
hasRelativePosition west of Perim Island
hasStrategicImportance global shipping
oil transport
isDeeperThan eastern channel (Bab Iskender)
isMainNavigationalChannelOf Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
isNaturalFeatureOf Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
surface form: Red Sea–Gulf of Aden connection
isPartOf Red Sea–Mediterranean–Indian Ocean shipping route
surface form: Suez Canal–Indian Ocean shipping route
isWiderThan eastern channel (Bab Iskender)
locatedBetween Arabian Peninsula
Horn of Africa
locatedIn Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
partOf Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
maritime route between Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean
separates African mainland coast
Perim Island
usedFor deep-draft vessel navigation
waterBody Gulf of Aden
Red Sea

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Bab-el-Mandeb Strait hasChannel western channel (Dact-el-Mayun)