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The Greater and Lesser Tunbs (Template:PerB, Tunb-e Buzurg and Tunb-e Kuchak; 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 tunb '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.
Islands 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 Sheikdoms and were occupied by the Iran. Tehran says they always belonged to it, that they are situated within its territorial waters and are integral part of Iranian territory.
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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