Straits of Tiran

English

Alternative forms

• Tiran Strait, Tiran Straits, Strait of Tiran

Etymology

strait +‎ Tiran. From Tiran Island.

Proper noun

Straits of Tiran

1. A straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters that exists between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the nearest mainland of the Arabian Peninsula, which contains the Island of Tiran, that separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the main body of the Red Sea.
2. Synonym of Tiran Strait A strait in the Red Sea, Asia. The westernmost strait of these straits, between Tiran and Sinai.