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Strait of Tiran

Description

This strait separates the Sinai Peninsula, near its southern tip, from the Saudi Peninsula--at Cape Qasbah--and Tiran Island nearby. It narrows to four nautical miles. It connects the Gulf of Aqaba to the rest of the Red Sea.

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