EntityQ2502720· pop 9· linked from 15 articlesCheikh SaïdSign in to savesmall port in Yemen briefly occupied by French merchants in 1868, named after Sa'id ibn ZaydConnectionsYemenCountryOttoman EmpireConceptMarseilleEntityRed SeaEntitygeographic coordinate systemEntityBab-el-MandebEntityFrench colonial empireEntityhistory of FranceEntitythalerEntityhistory of the Middle EastEntityPerimEntityarmored cruiserEntityPetit LarousseEntityHMS Duke of EdinburghEntitylist of French possessions and coloniesEntityCategories19th century in YemenBab-el-Mandeb