Bab el Mandeb
Proper noun
Meaning
Bab el Mandeb
a strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden
Bab el-Mandeb
Alternative form of Bab el Mandeb
Bab-el-Mandeb
Alternative form of Bab el Mandeb
Alternative names
Bab el-Mandeb
Bab-el-Mandeb
Synonyms
Examples
He pointed to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and is off the coast of Yemen, where the Tehran-allied Houthis control territory.
It is situated at the entrance to the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean (via the Gulf of Aden ) and is one of the most active and strategic shipping lanes in the world.
Eighteen million tons of oil had been transported yearly from Iran to Israel through the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb.