Mayyun Island
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Mayyun Island is a strategically located island in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, important for controlling maritime traffic between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perim Island | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
strategic island ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Red Sea security architecture
ⓘ
maritime chokepoints of global trade ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
Gulf of Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsAccessBetween |
Gulf of Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
competition for influence among regional powers
ⓘ
regional security in the Red Sea ⓘ security of shipping lanes to and from the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Perim Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
colonial-era coaling and refueling station
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ |
| importance |
energy transport routes
ⓘ
global trade routes ⓘ international shipping ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aden region NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ southern entrance to the Red Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyContinent |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry | Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterway | Bab-el-Mandeb Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Taiz Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yemeni islands in the Red Sea ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian Peninsula maritime zone
ⓘ
Horn of Africa maritime corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| sameAs | Mayyun Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shippingLane |
Asia–Europe maritime route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Gulf–Mediterranean oil route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicChokepoint | yes ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to Suez Canal shipping routes
ⓘ
control of maritime traffic between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden ⓘ monitoring of Bab-el-Mandeb chokepoint ⓘ |
| strategicRole | observation and control of Bab-el-Mandeb shipping lanes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air and naval base infrastructure
ⓘ
military purposes ⓘ naval monitoring ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.