An arm of the Red Sea between the Sinai Peninsula and northwest Saudi Arabia. It has long been of strategic importance in the Middle East.

阿克巴湾红海的一个海湾，在西奈半岛及沙特阿拉伯西北部之间。它长期以来在中东具有重要的战略性。

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A strategically important strait, 27.4 km (7 mi) wide, between the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa. It links the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

阿拉伯半岛和非洲东部之间的一条重要的战略海峡，宽27.4公里(7英里)。和亚丁湾与红海相连。

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The Gulf of Aden, which lies between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula, is the gateway to the southern Red Sea, which is linked to the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal.

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