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	Straits of Tiran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Straits of Tiran are the narrow sea passages, about 3 miles wide, formed by the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas which separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the Red Sea.
		Sanafir island lies to the east of Tiran, southeast of the shallow strait between Tiran and Saudi Arabia.
		The westernmost strait, between Egypt and the island of Tiran, overlooked by the Egyptian city Sharm el-Sheikh is the Strait of Tiran.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Straits_of_Tiran (275 words)

	Tiran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tiran is an island belonging to Saudi Arabia at the entrance of the Straits of Tiran, which separates the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
		The island is leased to Egypt, to support the presence of an observation post controlled by the Multinational Force and Observers and an Egyptian Coastal Patrol post.
		It is of strategic significance in the area, as it forms the narrowest section of the Straits of Tiran, which is an important sea passage to ports in Jordan and Israel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tiran (154 words)

	Tirane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tiran is an island at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba belonging to Saudi Arabia.
		thumbrightThe Straits of Tiran The Straits of Tiran are the narrow sea passages, about 3 miles wide, formed by the Sinai and Arabian peninsulas which separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the Red Sea.
		Not clear if "strait" or "straits" is more correct - the plural is more common according to Google, but for instance the official text of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty says "Strait of Tiran".
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/181/tirane.html (351 words)

	Egypt, Sharm el Sheikh
		Tiran island is located near the great narrowing that geographically defines Aqaba gulf, the eastern one between the two that close to northern side of Red Sea (the other one is Suez gulf).
		But what makes Tiran mythical for divers and terrible for sailors is the presence, just in the middle of this natural strait, of four coral reefs.
		The current is flowing around to the reef and we are approaching the strait between two reefs, where the current is strongly increasing.
	spazioinwind.libero.it /si_viaggiare/tiran_eng.html (1222 words)

	Straits of Tiran
		The Straits of Tiran rank among the finest attractions of the Red Sea thanks to their crucial historical and geographical importance, their distinctive topography and, of course, their first-rate diving sites.
		The straits are formed by the island of Tiran to the east, and the Sinai coastline to the west.
		Jackson Reef is the northernmost of the Tiran reefs, lying about 1km (1100 yards) distant from the island of Tiran.
	www.aquanautes.com /egypte/straits_a.html (566 words)

	Mike's Rants -
		This is a particular concern at the Strait of Tiran, at the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, where territorial claims have also been subject to various interpretations in international law.
		In the case of the Strait of Tiran, Egypt holds _de facto_ control of the islands at the mouth of the Gulf, and attempted to blockade the Strait during times of war.
		This is potentially relevant for the Strait of Tiran, because the Peace Treaty of 1979 specifying the bilateral regime for Israel and Egypt was signed in advance of the 1982 Convention.
	www.stardestroyer.net /Mike/RantMode/Mailbag-Marina-1.shtml (1642 words)

	Egypt: Dire Straits, Where Shipwrecks are Commonplace
		The Straits of Tiran are located at the interface between the north Egyptian Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
		Without their presence, the Straits would have been narrow enough, but those Reefs make the navigable channels all the more treacherous.
		Furthermore, any inspection of the wreckage will reveal the simple fact that this ship struck the reef with such considerable force as to be driven hard onto the reef removing her bottom completely.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/dire.htm (3103 words)

	Wrecks of The Straits of Tiran article by Peter Collings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Straits of Tiran are well known amongst divers as the location of some of the best reef and wall diving in the Red Sea.
		The Ports of Aqaba and Eilat at the head of the Gulf of Eilat are accessible by sea only through the Straits of Tiran, a narrow passage of water bordered to the west by the Sinai and to the east by Tiran Island and it's reefs.
		Grounded in the Straits of Tiran, July 13th 1996 enroute to Aqaba from Jedda.
	www.sportextreme.com /phdiar27 (1437 words)

	26. Statement to the General Assembly by Foreign Minister Meir, 1 March 1957.
		It is generally recognized that the function of the United Nations Emergency Force in the Straits of Tiran area includes the prevention of belligerent acts.
		In this connection, my Government recalls the statements by the representative of the United States in the General Assembly on 28 January and 2 February 1957, with reference to the function of the United Nations Emergency Force units which are to move into the Straits of Tiran area on Israel's withdrawal.
		Israel is now prepared to withdraw its forces from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran in the confidence that there will be continued freedom of navigation for international and Israeli shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba and through the Straits of Tiran.
	mfa.gov.il /mfa/go.asp?MFAH01bw0 (1693 words)

	Itinerary Overveiw "Straits of Tiran"......
		The Gulf of Aqaba is a approximately 2000 meter deep cut in the bottom of the ocean.
		At the southern end of the Gulf, the island of Tiran is located.
		In the center of the Straits of Tiran, a ridge pushes up, running from north to south.
	www.flowersofsinai.com /itinary_tiran.htm (142 words)

	Straits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Straits of Tiran is located on the southern end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
		This is the longest reef of the four in the Straits of Tiran and is dived as a drift dive usually from South to North.Jumping at the southern part of the reef is a wall to about 30m.
		This is the most northerly reef in the Straits of Tiran.
	www.scubadivers-redsea.com /straits.htm (991 words)

	Golda Meir
		The international character of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran is fully confirmed by the jurisprudence of the United Nations.
		The avoidance of any renewed blockade in the Gulf of Aqaba and the Straits of Tiran is an objective which the Government of Israel is resolved to pursue with the utmost tenacity.
		Thus, the establishment of effective guarantees for permanent freedom of navigation in the Gulf and the Straits is essential not only for the defense of international and Israeli interests, but also for the preservation of peace.
	gos.sbc.edu /m/meir2.html (4699 words)

	Aqaba, Gulf of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The gulf, which is entered through the Straits of Tiran, has played a major role in the tensions and wars between Israel and the Arab states (Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia) bordering it.
		Aqaba, with the Israeli port of Elat at its head, was Israel’s only accessible waterway to E Africa, Asia, and Australia when Egypt closed the Suez Canal between 1967 to 1975.
		As a result of the Camp David accords of 1978, and the ensuing Egypt-Israel peace treaty (1979), Israel withdrew from its positions on the Straits of Tiran.
	www.bartleby.com /65/aq/Aqaba-Gu.html (298 words)

	Articles - Six-Day War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On 23 May, Egypt closured the Straits of Tiran to all shipments bound for Israel, thus blockading the Israeli port of Eilat at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba.
		Israel considered the closure of the straits to be illegal, and it had stated it would consider such a blockade a casus belli in 1957 when it withdrew from the Sinai and Gaza.
		Israel viewed the closure of the straits with some alarm and the U.S. and U.K. were asked to open the Straits of Tiran, as they guaranteed they would in 1957.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Six-Day_War (8043 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Special \| Colour me beautiful (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We were told what a pathetic war it had been, how Nasser had placed a couple of guns overlooking the straits, closing it to Israel-bound shipping, and how the Israelis had called his bluff, of the subsequent defeat that traumatised a generation of Egyptians.
		But seriously, we were on vacation, and today Tiran is the destination of our one-day boat excursion which cost about LE100 for each of us.
		About an hour later, however, we arrived in the Straits of Tiran and were dropped into the water near Jackson Reef.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2001/533/sc2.htm (764 words)

	IsraPundit
		On 23 May 1967, Egypt announced that the Straits of Tiran had been closed and warned Israeli shipping that it would be fired upon if it attempted to break the blockade.
		On May 23, the closure of the straits of Tiran was condemned by President Johnson in these words:
		Even had the closing of the Straits of Tiran been the only cause of Israel’s war on Egypt, it would have been enough to justify the war as one of self-defense.
	israpundit.blogspot.com /2002/09/why-one-should-oppose-second.html (1418 words)

	Tony Backhurst Scuba - Travellers Tales- Adventures of a dive guide
		The last day in Tiran gave the first zodiac group, but unfortunately not the second, sightings of both a white tip reef shark, and a grey reef shark.
		Other favourites were amongst the reefs of the Straits of Tiran, looking very lush and full of life at the moment.
		Straits of Tiran provided some more fantastic drift dives, with amazing coral gardens and a huge amount of fish life.
	www.scuba.co.uk /News/Melissa.htm (2242 words)

	BARON_RESORTS_SHARMELSHEIKH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Waters between Tiran Island and the private beach of Baron Resort Sharm El Sheikh are the Straits of Tiran ; the only entrance of shipping to Aqaba and Eilat.
		The Straits of Tiran was the historical site for the 1967 war.
		Tiran itself is out of bounds, but the Reefs around it are not, i.e..
	www.baronhotels.com /baronsharm.htm (766 words)

	15 Egypt Re-imposes a Blockade on the Straits of Tiran- 23 May 1967
		Egypt Re-imposes a Blockade on the Straits of Tiran, 23 May 1967.
		On 23 May, as he was flying to Cairo, he heard that Egypt had re-imposed the naval blockade on the Straits of Tiran (see Section XI).
		We say that they are welcome to war, we are ready for war, our armed forces, our people, all of us are ready for war, but under no circumstances shall we abandon our rights.
	www.israel.org /MFA/Foreign%20Relations/Israels%20Foreign%20Relations%20since%201947/1947-1974/15%20Egypt%20Re-imposes%20a%20Blockade%20on%20the%20Straits%20of%20T (216 words)

	Boulder Weekly \| NewsandViews \| StewsViews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The war included the blockade of the Straits of Tiran-which prevented Israeli and Israeli-bound shipping from passing through the Suez Canal-increasingly frequent incursions into Israel of terrorist squads from neighboring Arab countries for murder and sabotage, and the conversion of the Sinai peninsula into a huge Egyptian military base.
		In May of 1967, Egypt again moved troops into the Sinai desert, re-imposed the blockade of the Straits of Tiran and entered into a military alliance with Jordan.
		As a result, the northern villages were freed from 19 years of recurrent Syrian shelling, the passage of Israeli and Israel-bound shipping through the Straits of Tiran was ensured, and Jerusalem, which had been divided under Israeli and Jordanian rule since 1949, was reunified under Israel's authority.
	www.boulderweekly.com /archive/041802/stewsviews.html (968 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Two if by sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The rules of engagement regarding ships passing through the [the Straits of Tiran] waterway seem to have been tailored to prevent any outbreak of action.
		This state of affairs lasted until 23 May 1967, when all of a sudden a decision was taken to block traffic through the Straits of Tiran, leading into the Gulf of Aqaba.
		A naval patrol was maintained off the Straits of Tiran, with a 130mm coastal artillery battery stationed at Sharm Al-Sheikh.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /1998/380/fo3.htm (2526 words)

	The Peace Encyclopedia: The Six-Day War, The 6-Day War, 1967
		Israel had held since 1957 that another Egyptian blockade of the Tiran Straits would justify Israeli military action to maintain free access to the port of Eilat.
		Perhaps it should be sent to the international Court of Justice for Judgement, but before the International Court of Justice could render a judgement many things would have to be done to avoid trouble, because the Gulf of Aqaba now is of vital importance to the existence of the State of Israel.
		From 90-92 percent of its oil goes past the Strait of Tiran and into the gulf to the port of Elath.
	www.yahoodi.com /peace/sixdaywar.html (2795 words)

	Aqaba, Gulf of -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Navigation is difficult because of the gulf's narrow entrance at the Straits of Tiran and its islands, coral reefs, and sudden squalls.
		Navigation is difficult because of the gulf's narrow entrance at the Straits of Tiran and its islands,...
		In the 450-mile (720-kilometer) stretch between Yucatán and Florida are the Yucatán Channel, the northwestern coast of Cuba, and the Straits of Florida.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9008111?tocId=9008111 (1042 words)

	Straits on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		STRAITS TALK: OPINIONS VARY ; SOME LIKE THE COURSE AND OTHERS DON'T, BUT MOST AGREE IT WILL BE CHALLENGING.
		Landscape at Magellan Straits, south of Punta Arenas.
		View of the Magellan Straits toward Patagonia during a rain storm.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-S1traits.asp (517 words)

	::: SINAI ADVENTURES - STRAITS OF TIRAN
		The Straits are actually named after the Island of Tiran which is of volcanic origin and is a part of the African Trench, making this area of the Gulf of Aqaba, which is over 1000 metres deep, one of the deepest parts of the entire Red Sea.
		GORDON REEF with its Lighthouse is the most eastern point of the Straits; another freighter wreck sits here on the reef table, almost parallel to the one on Jackson Reef.
		A huge variety of reef fish and big schools of groupers can be seen here and on the sandy bottom at 4 to 5 metres, lots of Garden Eels are sticking out of the sea bed moving gently in the currents.
	www.subsinai.com /safari/tiran.htm (486 words)

	Aquaturtle Scuba Diving Holidays, The Straits of Tiran, Gulf of Aqaba, from Sharm el Sheikh in the Red Sea.
		Between Tiran and the Sinai coast are 4 very large reefs coming up from around 300 meters to the surface.
		The 4 reefs at The Straits of Tiran are:
		Again Tiran is a place of strong currents and deep waters.
	www.aquaturtle.co.uk /sharm_tiran.html (380 words)

	Famous Dive Sites of the Red Sea: Ras Mohammed, Tiran and Wrecks
		Starting from the North on the Eastern side of the Sinai Peninsula lie the Straits of Tiran, one of the most famous diving areas in the Red Sea.
		Situated in the middle of the straits are four coral reefs, Gordon, Thomas, Woodhouse and Jackson named after 19th century British cartographers.
		As we head south from the straits, we reach the beginning of the local dive sites, so called due to their closeness to the resort of Na'ama Bay in Sharm El Sheikh, the main resort of the South Sinai.
	www.cameldive.com /dive-sites.htm (543 words)

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