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  1. Bab-el-Mandeb

    The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: باب المندب, lit. 'Gate of Lamentation', Tigrinya: ባብ ኣል ማንዳብ) is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

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  1. Bab-el-Mandeb

    The Bab-el-Mandeb meaning "Gate of Grief" in Arabic, is a strait located between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, Djibouti and Eritrea, north of Somalia, in the Horn of Africa, and connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. It is sometimes called the Mandab Strait in the English language.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Bab-el-Mandeb

    a strait between Asia and Africa forming the entrance to the Red Sea, so called from the strong currents which rush through it, and often cause wreckage to vessels attempting to pass it.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bab-el-mandeb in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bab-el-mandeb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bab-el-mandeb in a Sentence

  1. Saudi Aramco:

    In the interest of the safety of ships and their crews and to avoid the risk of oil spill, Saudi Aramco has temporarily halted all oil shipments through Bab El-Mandeb with immediate effect. The Company is carefully assessing the situation and will take further action as prudence demands.


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  • பாப்-எல்-mandebTamil

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