Bab el Mandeb

== English == === Alternative forms === Bab el-Mandeb Bab-el-Mandeb === Etymology === From Arabic بَاب اَلْمَنْدَب (bāb al-mandab), meaning "Gateway (Bab) of anguish", or "Gateway of tears"; the strait derives its name from the dangers attending its navigation, or, according to an Arab legend, from the numbers who were drowned by the earthquake which separated Asia and Africa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑːb ɛl ˈmændɛb/, /ˈbɑːb ɛl ˈmɑndɛb/ === Proper noun === Bab el Mandeb a strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden ==== Synonyms ==== Mandab Strait ==== Translations ====