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The '''Bab el-Mandeb Strait''' (Arabic for "'''Gate of Tears'''") is a highly [[strategic]], narrow waterway located between the [[Horn of Africa]] and the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. It serves as the southern gateway to the [[Red Sea]], connecting it directly to the [[Gulf of Aden]] and the [[Indian Ocean]].