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Gulf of Aden

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Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden | January 2011

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Sailing the Gulf of Aden EP 4. (Sailing Genie back home)

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Anti Piracy and the Gulf of Aden

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Somali Pirates mess with the wrong ship

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Chinese Navy combats pirates in Gulf of Aden

The Gulf of Aden, also known as the Gulf of Berbera, is a gulf amidst Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea and Guardafui Channel to the east, Somalia to the south, and Djibouti to the west. In the northwest, it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and in the southeast, it connects with the Indian Ocean through the Guardafui Channel. It shares its name with the port city of Aden in Yemen, which forms the northern shore of the gulf. Historically, the Gulf of Aden was known as "The Gulf of Berbera", named after the ancient Somali port city of Berbera on the south side of the gulf. However, as the city of Aden grew during the colonial era, the name of "Gulf of Aden" was popularized.
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