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Map showing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, with surrounding countries Yemen to the northeast, Djibouti to the south, and Eritrea to the northwest. The map labels key locations including Mokha, Dhubab, Ta'izz, and Aden in Yemen; Djibouti city in Djibouti; Assab in Eritrea; and features islands such as Perim (Mayun), Greater Hanish, Lesser Hanish, and Jabal Zuqar. A small inset globe shows the strait's location at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Sep 17, 2026
Revised the spelling and names of the Hanish Islands. Sep 11, 2026
Added Top Questions and discussion of the islands during the Yemeni Civil War. Sep 11, 2026
Arabic romanization reviewed. Oct 31, 2012
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Hanish Island Conflict. Apr 28, 2011
Modified title of Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Hanish Island Conflict. Apr 28, 2011
Article revised. Mar 16, 2001
Article revised. Oct 18, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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