RED SEA - GEOGRAPHY
News: Houthis attack passage vessels in Red sea
What is in the news?
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Recently, the Houthis attacked commerce vessels in the
Red Sea region.
Red Sea:
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The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying
between Africa and Asia.
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Its connection to the
ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb
strait and the Gulf of Aden.
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To its north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the
Gulf of Suez.
Border countries:
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Somalia, Djibouti,
Eritrea, Sudan Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia.