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| The '''Greater and Lesser Tunbs''' ({{PerB| تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک }}, '' |
The '''Greater and Lesser Tunbs''' ({{PerB| تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک }}, ''Tonb-e Bozorg'' and ''Tonb-e Kuchek''; {{ArB|طنب الكبرى وطنب الصغرى}}, ''Tunb al-kubra'' and ''Tunb al-sughra'') are two ] islands in the eastern ], close to the ]. They lie at {{coor dm|26|15|N|55|18|E}} and {{coor dm|26|14|N|55|08|E}} respectively, at a distance of some twelve kilometers from each other and some twenty kilometers south of the Iranian island of ]. | ||
| The name of the islands comes from ] '' |
The name of the islands comes from ] ''tonb'' 'hilly place'. Together with the ] island, Greater and Lesser Tunbs are administered as part of the Iranian province ]. | ||
| Greater Tunb has a surface of 10.3 km² and approximately 450 inhabitants. Lesser Tunb has a surface of 2 km² and is uninhabited. There is a red soil mine active on the Greater Tunb Island. One of unique characteristics of the Greater Tunb is that its soil is red. | Greater Tunb has a surface of 10.3 km² and approximately 450 inhabitants. Lesser Tunb has a surface of 2 km² and is uninhabited. There is a red soil mine active on the Greater Tunb Island. One of unique characteristics of the Greater Tunb is that its soil is red. | ||
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The Greater and Lesser Tunbs (Template:PerB, Tonb-e Bozorg and Tonb-e Kuchek; Template:ArB, Tunb al-kubra and Tunb al-sughra) are two Iranian islands in the eastern Persian Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz. They lie at 26°15′N 55°18′E / 26.250°N 55.300°E / 26.250; 55.300 and 26°14′N 55°08′E / 26.233°N 55.133°E / 26.233; 55.133 respectively, at a distance of some twelve kilometers from each other and some twenty kilometers south of the Iranian island of Qeshm.
The name of the islands comes from Persian tonb 'hilly place'. Together with the Abu Musa island, Greater and Lesser Tunbs are administered as part of the Iranian province Hormozgan.
Greater Tunb has a surface of 10.3 km² and approximately 450 inhabitants. Lesser Tunb has a surface of 2 km² and is uninhabited. There is a red soil mine active on the Greater Tunb Island. One of unique characteristics of the Greater Tunb is that its soil is red.
Dispute
There is an ongoing dispute between the UAE and Iran over ownership of the islands, together with that of the neighbouring island of Abu Musa, all strategically located in the Strait of Hormuz. The three islands are controlled and administered by Iran, but the UAE claims the islands belong to Sharja, one of the UAE's Sheikhdoms and were occupied by the Iran. Tehran says they always belonged to it and are integral part of Iranian territory. This issue has been disputed especially since 1971, when the UAE were founded. Earlier, there had been negotiations but no final agreement over it between Iran and Great Britain, which acted as a colonial power on behalf of the Arabic Sheikhdoms that later became the UAE.
See also
References
Richard Schofield (ed.), The Lower Gulf Islands (Arabian Geopolitics 2). 6 vols. Archive Editions, 1993 (ISBN: 1-85207-490-6). Online abstract
External links
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