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The Bab-el-Mandeb (variously transliterated Mandab or Mandib, and with article "el-" given also as "al-", with or without connecting dashes) meaning "Gate of Tears" in Arabic ...
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Map of the Bab el-Mandeb. The Bab el-Mandeb (Bab al-Mandab) strait (12° 34' 34” North, 43° 21' 11” East) separates Africa ( Djibouti and Eritrea ), and Asia (Yemen), and ...
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Bab el Mandeb Arabic Bab al-Mandab,gate of tears, strait between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden....

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Bab el Mandeb (Arabic Bab al-Mandab,”gate of tears”), strait between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. It is 32 km (20 mi) wide and is divided into two channels by Perim Island, near the Arabian mainland. The western strait is 26 km (16 mi) wide and the eastern one is 3 km (2 mi) wide. The hazards to navigation caused by the swift current in both channels have given the strait its name.

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