10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)(Greater) 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) (Lesser)
Administration
Iran
Province
Hormozgan Province
Claimed by
United Arab Emirates
Emirate
Ras al-Khaimah
Demographics
Population
around 300[1]
Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb (Persian: تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک, Tonb-e Bozorg and Tonb-e Kuchak, Arabic: طنب الكبرى و طنب الصغرى, Tunb el-Kubra and Tunb el-Sughra) are two small islands in the eastern Persian Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz. They lie at 26°15′N55°16′E / 26.250°N 55.267°E / 26.250; 55.267 and 26°14′N55°08′E / 26.233°N 55.133°E / 26.233; 55.133, respectively, some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from each other and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the Iranian island of Qeshm. The islands are administered by Iran as part of its Hormozgan Province.[2]
Greater Tunb has a surface area of 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi). It is known for its red soil. There are conflicting descriptions about its population: While some sources state there are between a few dozen and a few hundred inhabitants,[3] others describe the island as having no native civilian population.[4] There is reported to be an Iranian garrison and naval station, an aircraft runway, a fish storage facility and a red-soil mine. Lesser Tunb has a surface of 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and is uninhabited with the exception of a small airfield, harbour, and entrenched Iranian military unit.
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^Vaidya, Sunil K. (2009-04-09). "UAE gets strong backing in island dispute with Iran". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009. - Henderson, Simon (7 December 2007). "Unwanted Guest: The Gulf Summit and Iran". The Washington Institute For Near East Policy. Retrieved 15 June 2009. - "Abu Musa and the Tumbs: The Dispute That Won't Go Away, Part Two". The Estimate. 4 August 2001. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
^Guive Mirfendereski
^Radio Free Europe
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