What is Gulf Of Aden?

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Gulf of Aden in 1860


The Gulf of Aden (Arabic: خليج عدن; transliterated: Khalyj 'Adan) is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa. In the northwest it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab el Mandeb sound.

The Gulf of Aden is an essential waterway for Persian Gulf oil, making it very important for the world economy. It has many varieties of fish, coral, and other creatures since there is little pollution. The main ports are Aden (in Yemen), Berbera, and Bosaso (both in Somalia). In ancient times, Crater was an important port.

It is one of the main areas in the world where acts of piracy are regularly committed, making it dangerous for sailing. Moreover, various attacks have been carried out in the Gulf, such as the USS Cole bombing.

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al-‘Arabiyyah in written Arabic (Kufic script):  
Pronunciation: /alˌʕa.raˈbij.ja/
Spoken in: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman,
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ṣdʾm ḥsyn, which is meaningless to an untrained reader.
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The Arabian Sea (Arabic: بحر العرب; transliterated: Bahr al-'Arab) is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately,
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Motto
"Allah, al-Watan, at-Thawra, al-Wehda"
"God, Nation, Revolution, Unity"
Anthem
United Republic
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Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية, or جزيرة العرب) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of
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Anthem
Soomaaliyeey Toosoow
Somalia, Wake Up


Capital
(and largest city) Mogadishu

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Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,221,532 km² (11,668,545 sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.4% of the total land area.
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Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden. In the north are the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba) and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal).
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Bab-el-Mandeb, alternatively Bab el Mandab, Bab al Mandab, or Bab al Mandeb meaning "Gate of Tears" in Arabic (باب المندب), is the strait separating the continents of Asia (Yemen on the Arabian
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Petroleum (Latin Petroleum derived from Greek πέτρα (Latin petra) - rock + έλαιον (Latin oleum) - oil) or crude oil
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Corals are marine animals from the class Anthozoa and exist as small sea anemone-like polyps, typically in colonies of many identical individuals. The group includes the important reef builders that are found in tropical oceans, which secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard
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Aden IPA: [ˈeɪdn̩] (Arabic: عدن [ˈʕɑdæn]) is a city in Yemen, 105 miles (170 kilometers) East of Bab-el-Mandeb.
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Berbera is a city in northwestern Somalia and part of the newly established Saaxil region of Somaliland. It was for centuries the capital of the Somaliland region and also the colonial capital of British Somaliland from 1870 to 1941 when it was moved to Hargeisa.
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Bosaso
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Location in Somalia
Coordinates:
Regions of Somalia Bari
Population (2007)
 - City 450,000
 - Metro 500,000

Bosaso (Somali: Boosaaso
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Anthem
Soomaaliyeey Toosoow
Somalia, Wake Up


Capital
(and largest city) Mogadishu

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Crater (also Kraytar) (Eng. [kɹeɪtə(r)] Ar. كريتر[kɾeːtəɾ]
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Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or sometimes on the shore, by an agent without a commission from a sovereign nation. Seaborne piracy against transport vessels remains a significant issue (with estimated worldwide losses of US $13 to $16 billion per year [1] ),
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USS Cole bombing

Damage to USS Cole'''
Location Aden, Yemen

Target(s) USS Cole (U.S.
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geographic coordinate system enables every location on the earth to be specified by the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system aligned with the spin axis of the Earth.
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