Red Sea , where is red sea ?


Red Sea


Red Sea is located in Indian Ocean; its total area is 438,000 square Kilometers; length is 1,900 kilometers. The Red Sea's connection to the Suez Canal makes it one of the world's busiest waterways, carrying much of the traffic between Europe and Asia. This narrow strip of water extends from Suez in Egypt, to the Bab el Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden an arm of the Arabian Sea. In the centuries following the downfall of the Roman Empire, the Red Sea was the Muslim world's main trade route with eastern Africa; Persia and Asia. The sea had little commercial important to European nations until the Suez Canal was completed, creating a shortersea route between Europe and Asia. The principle Red Sea ports include Suez in Egypt, bur Sudan in Sudan, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, and Al Mukha in Yemen.    

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