Geography
Which strait's name means 'gate of tears' in Arabic?
- Bab-el-Mandeb
- Hormuz
- Malacca
The answer is Bab-el-Mandeb. At the Red Sea's mouth.
The Bab-el-Mandeb is a strait and a major global chokepoint between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean.
Wikipedia · Bab-el-Mandeb