Abu Musa and its environs

This is a geographical article. For the Palestinian leader, see Said al-Muragha, for the Sahaba, see Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari.

Abu Musa (Persian: ابوموسی) or Gap-Sabzu (Persian: گپ‌سبزو) is a 12-km² Iranian island as part of the province Hormozgan. It is located on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf, part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Map Of Strait of Hormuz from http://www. ... Map Of Strait of Hormuz from http://www. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Col. ... In Islam, the SÌ£aḥābah (Arabic: ‎ companions) were the companions of Muhammad. ... Abd-Allah ibn Qays, better known as Abu Musa al-Ashari (Arabic: ابوموسی) (d. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Qeshm Island is a protected UNESCO biosphere reserve, seen here on a stormy day in The Persian Gulf. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ... Historical map of the area (1892) Map Of Strait of Hormuz Satellite image The Strait of Hormuz (Arabic: ‎, Persian: ‎) is a narrow, strategically important stretch of ocean between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest. ...

The island had been a part of Iran from antiquity until the early 20th century,^[1] when Britain asserted control and administered it along with its other lands in the Persian Gulf, including what is today the UAE. In the late 1960s, Britain transferred administration of the island to the British-appointed Sharjah, one of five sheikdoms that would join to become the UAE. After Britain announced in 1968 that it would relinquish its hegemony in the Persian Gulf, Iran moved to reattach the island politically to the mainland. In November 1971, UAE and Iran agreed to give sovereignty to the former but allowed the latter to station troops on the island.^[2] UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ... Sharjah Central Souq - Shopping Mall The flag of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة ash-shaariqah) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Persian Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ...

Abu Musa is claimed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).^[2] In 1980, the UAE took its claim to the United Nations.^[2] In 1992, Iran increased its control by expelling foreign workers who operated the UAE-sponsored school, medical clinic, and power-generating station.^[3] The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...

Abu Musa's roughly 500 inhabitants call it "Gap-sabzu" (Persian: گپ‌سبزو), which means "the great green place." On old maps, the island is called Bumuf or Bum-i Musa, Persian for "the land of Musa/Moses." Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... // Musa (Musaceae), one of three genera in the family Musaceae that includes bananas and plantains MÅ«Å¡a, a river in Lithuania and Latvia Musa, a small village in Chhachh (Attock District) Musa Dağı a mountain peak in Turkey Abu Musa, an island in the Persian Gulf Jabal Musa, Sinai, a... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ...

References

1. ^ Private website about Abu Musa
2. ^ ^{a b c} Article about Abu Musa in the Trade & Environment Database of the American University, Massachusetts
3. ^ GlobalSecurity.org about Abu Musa

External links

• History, description, map of Abu Musa and nearby islands
• History of Abu Musa and The Tunbs
• Abu Musa's military garrison
• Dispute between Iran and Sharjah
• Maritime Boundaries in the Persian Gulf: the case of Tunb and Abu Musa Islands

Further reading

• Schofield, Richard (2003). Unfinished Business: Iran, the Uae, Abu Musa and the Tunbs. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs. ISBN 0-905031-90-3. 

Coordinates: 25°52′N, 55°02′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf

Abbasak * Abu Musa Island * Buneh Island * Dara Island * Farsi Island * Forur Bozorg Island * Forur Koochak Island * Forurgan Island * Germ Island * Greater and Lesser Tunbs * Hendurabi Island * Hengam Island * Hormuz Island * Jonobi Island * Kharag Island * Kish Island* Larak Island * Lavan Island * Minu Island * Omolkarm Island * Qabre Nakhoda Island * Qeshm Island * Rostam Island * Shatvar Island * Shif Island * Shetor Island * Sirri Island * Shomali Island * Smaller Bent Island
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