Back Straat van Tiran Afrikaans Straße von Tiran ALS تيران (مضيق) Arabic مضيق تيران ARZ Tiran boğazı Azerbaijani Тыран (праліў) Byelorussian Тирански проток Bulgarian তিরান প্রণালী Bengali/Bangla Estrets de Tiran Catalan Strait of Tiran CEB
| Straits of Tiran | |
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  Straits of Tiran  Straits of Tiran  Straits of Tiran | |
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| Coordinates | 28°00′14″N 34°27′55″E / 28.00389°N 34.46528°E |
| Max. width | 13 km (7 nmi) |
| Average depth | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Islands | Tiran Island |
The Straits of Tiran (Arabic: مضيق تيران Maḍīq Tīrān) are the narrow sea passages between the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas that connect the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea. The distance between the two peninsulas is about 13 km (7 nautical miles). The Multinational Force and Observers monitors the compliance of Egypt in maintaining freedom of navigation of the straits, as provided under the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.[1][2][3]
The body is named after Tiran Island, located at its entrance 5 or 6 km (3 or 4 mi) from the Sinai. Sanafir Island lies to the east of Tiran, southeast of the shallow strait between Tiran and Saudi Arabia.
The straits give access to Eilat, a port on the southeast tip of Israel. The blockade of Israeli passage through the Suez Canal and Straits of Tiran led to two wars, in 1956 and 1967.
- ^ Aronson, Geoffrey (August 27, 2015). "The Multinational Force of Observers and the Sinai Storm". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "The Future of the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai". The Washington Institute. Jan 25, 2002. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "MFO - Origins". Multinational Force and Observers. Retrieved 2021-09-08.