Tiran Strait
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Tiran Strait is a narrow, strategically important waterway at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba that separates the Sinai Peninsula from Saudi Arabia and connects the Red Sea to the Gulf.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strait
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Sanafir Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiran Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | entrance to Gulf of Aqaba ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict |
Six-Day War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suez Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Gulf of Aqaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Gulf of Aqaba at its northern end
ⓘ
Red Sea at its southern end ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Egypt (historically, via Sinai and Tiran Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorderRegionOf |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
Arab–Israeli conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt–Israel relations NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi–Egypt relations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coral reefs
ⓘ
narrow shipping channels ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Sanafir Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiran Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
closure to Israeli shipping by Egypt in 1956
ⓘ
closure to Israeli shipping by Egypt in May 1967 ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Sinai Peninsula and northwestern Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Camp David Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationRight | freedom of navigation for all ships under peace agreements ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | international navigation rights guaranteed in Egypt–Israel peace treaty ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanBasin | Indian Ocean basin via Red Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
maritime route to Aqaba
ⓘ
maritime route to Eilat ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| separates |
Saudi Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shippingLaneFor |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicChokepoint | yes ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Israeli port of Eilat
ⓘ
access to Jordanian port of Aqaba ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
military navigation ⓘ tourism and diving access to nearby reefs ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | marine strait ⓘ |
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