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Straits of Tiran
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English
Alternative forms
en Tiran Strait Tiran Straits Strait of Tiran
Etymology
From en strait Tiran. From en Tiran Island.
Proper noun
Straits of Tiran
en straits sea/Red Sea continent/Asia. The narrowed waters that exists between the southern end of the en Sinai Peninsula and the nearest mainland of the en Arabian Peninsula, which contains the en Island of Tiran, that separates the en Gulf of Aqaba from the main body of the en Red Sea.
en Tiran Strait en strait sea/Red Sea continent/Asia. The westernmost strait of these straits, between en Tiran and en Sinai.