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Bab-el-mandeb logo #10101) Body of water in Yemen 2) International strait 3) Strait of Asia 4) Strait of the Indian Ocean
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Bab-el-Mandeb

Bab-el-Mandeb logo #21000 ==Overview== `Bab-el-Mandeb` means `Gateway of anguish`, or `Gateway of tears`; the strait derives its name from the dangers attending its navigation, or, according to an Arab legend, from the numbers who were drowned by the earthquake which separated Asia and Africa. The Bab-el-Mandeb acts as a strategic link between the Indian Ocean and th...
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