Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

E27082
maritime chokepoint strait waterway

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.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Bab-el-Mandeb 6
Bab el-Mandeb Strait 3

Statements (49)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

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

EUNAVFOR Atalanta → areaOfOperation → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Arabian Sea → connectedBy → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb
Gulf of Aden → connectedBy → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Middle East → crossedBy → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Red Sea → hasOutflow → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region → hasPart → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab el-Mandeb Strait
this entity surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb
Indian Ocean → hasStrategicStrait → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb
Gulf of Aden → linkedWaterway → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb
Gulf of Tadjoura → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Port of Aden → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Southern Red Sea Region → locatedNear → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Djibouti City → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Aden → nearStrait → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb
Horn of Africa → nearbyStrait → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab-el-Mandeb
U.S. Fifth Fleet → primaryStraitOfConcern → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Djibouti → strategicLocation → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ
Yemen → strategicWaterway → Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ