Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels recently captured the strategic island of Mayun in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea.
About Mayun Island:
Mayun Island, also known as Perim Island, is a small volcanic island belonging to Yemen, located in the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait, at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
Perim Island actually splits the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into two smaller channels.
The importance of the small island grew with the advent of the Suez Canal, which connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea through the Red Sea and allowed global shipping routes to bypass the lengthy route around Africa.
Perim Island became part of independent Yemen (Aden) in 1967.
Dear Student,
You have still not entered your mailing address. Please enter the address where all the study materials will be sent to you. (If applicable).
