Bab el-Mandeb
30 Jan 2024 2 mins Download PDF
Context: British maritime security agency UKMTO reported explosions late Tuesday near a cargo ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which separates the Arabian Peninsula from the Horn of Africa.
About Bab al-Mandab Strait
- It is a strait that connects the Red Sea (northwest) with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean (southeast).
- It is located between Arabia (northeast) and Africa (southwest).
- It is an important strategic connection in the marine commerce route connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
- It is one of the world's most important seaborne commodity shipping routes, primarily for crude oil and petroleum.
- Yemen borders it on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea border it on the African coast.
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