The Bab Iskender ( Arabic : باب اسكندر Iskander 's Strait , also variously known as the Eastern strait , the small strait , the narrow pass or the small pass , is the eastern section of the Bab-el-Mandeb straits, which separates Ras Menheli , Yemen , on the Arabian Peninsula from Ras Siyyan , Djibouti , on the Horn of Africa . The strait is 2 miles (3.2 km) wide and 16 fathoms (29 m) deep. The Yemeni island of Perim divides the strait into two channels, Bab Iskender and Dact-el-Mayun respectively.
5-672: The western section of the straits, Dact-el-Mayun, (also known as the Western strait, the large strait, the large pass or the wide pass) has a width of about 16 miles (26 km) and a depth of 170 fathoms (310 m). The straits are about 20 miles (32 km) wide in total. Near the African coast lies a group of smaller islands known as the Seven Brothers . 12°40′N 43°27′E / 12.667°N 43.450°E / 12.667; 43.450 This article about
10-403: A breeding colony of lesser and greater crested terns . The warmest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 39.0 °C. The archipelago consists of the main island of Kaḏḏa Dâbali , the five smaller islands of Ounḏa Dâbali, H̱amra, Tolka, H̱orod le ‘Ale and Ounḏa Kômaytou, as well as small rock outcrops that are uninhabitable for humans but important for seabirds. The sky
15-775: A location in Yemen is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Djibouti location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Seven Brothers (islands) The Seven Brothers Islands , also known as the Sawabi Islands or Seba Islands , is an archipelago in the Dact-el-Mayun section of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait (between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden ). They are within
20-573: The Ras Siyyan peninsula . West Island lies about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) east from the Siyyan peninsula and 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast from the coast of Djibouti. All the islets are surrounded by reefs. All are brownish, except Big Island which is yellowish. There is a masonry marker on the summit of Big Island. The archipelago has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports
25-506: The Obock sub-prefecture of Djibouti , and are a notable diving site. Even in English publications, the group is often called by its French name, îles des Sept Frères . The archipelago proper is a chain of six volcanic islands spanning about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in a rough east-west line: The "seventh brother" is not an island, but the volcanic hill at the northern tip of
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