Bāb al‐Mandab Strait - Bāb al‐Mandab

Japanese: バーブ・アルマンデブ海峡 - バーブアルマンデブかいきょう(英語表記)Bāb al‐Mandab
Bāb al‐Mandab Strait - Bāb al‐Mandab
A strait leading to the Gulf of Aden at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. Meaning "Gate of Lamentation" in Arabic, it is a key point on the maritime trade route from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean. It is about 30 km wide and 200-300 m deep. On the west coast are Eritrea and Djibouti. Perim Island (also called Barim Island), located about 3.5 km off the east coast from Yemen's Cape Sheikh Said, is Yemeni territory. Until around 1920, when the port of Aden was developed, it was a busy port for loading fuel for ships, but now it appears to be an important military base where the Yemeni army is stationed.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
紅海の南の入口,アデン湾に続く海峡。アラビア語で〈嘆きの門〉を意味し,紅海からインド洋へ通じる海上交易路の要衝。幅約30km,水深は200~300m。西岸はエリトリアとジブチ。東岸のイエメン領シャイフ・サイード岬から約3.5kmの海上に浮かぶペリムPerim島(バリムBarim島ともいう)はイエメン領であり,アデン港が整備される1920年ころまでは,船の燃料積込港としてにぎわったが,現在は重要軍事拠点としてイエメン軍が配備されているようである。

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