This body of water is the subject of a one-act opera by Malcolm Williamson.  
This body of water is the subject of a one-act opera by Malcolm Williamson.  It features more than twenty Deeps, including the Discovery, Oceanographer, and Atlantis II.  It is home to the extinct volcano Jabal at-Ta'ir, while a number of active volcanoes are found in its Dahlak Archipelago.  The central Jeddah region is without tides, and unlike most similar bodies of water no rivers flow into it.  Ports on its northeastern branch include Elat and Dahab, while its northwestern branch features the harbor of Abu Zanimah.  It is separated from the Gulf of Aden to the south by a strait called the Bab el-Mandeb.  FTP, name this body of water which divides North Africa and Arabia.
This body of water is the subject of a one-act opera by Malcolm Williamson.  
the Red Sea or Bahr al-Ahmar