Bab-el-Mandeb

Bab-el-Mandeb
The Bab-el-Mandeb as seen from space (top) and on a topographical map (bottom).
Location	Between Northeast Africa and West Asia
Coordinates	12°35′N 43°20′E / 12.583°N 43.333°E / 12.583; 43.333
Basin countries	Djibouti, Eritrea and Yemen
Max. length	31 mi (50 km)
Min. width	16 mi (26 km)
Average depth	609 ft (186 m)
Islands	Seven Brothers, Doumeira, Perim

The Bab-el-Mandeb (Arabic: باب المندب, lit. 'Gate of Lamentation',^[1] Tigrinya: ባብ ኣል ማንዳብ), the Gate of Grief or the Gate of Tears,^[2] 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 and by extension the Indian Ocean.