Abu Musa
Abu Musa (Persian ابوموسی; Abu Musa and Abu Mussa or Gap Sabzu ) is an island in the eastern part of the Persian Gulf.
The island of Abu Musa is also its name to the eponymous district of the Iranian province of Hormozgan, the still from five other islands is (wholesale Tunb, small Tunb, wholesale Farur, small Farur, and Siri ). The island is about 12 km ² in size and has 1868 inhabitants, which they usually گپسبزو ( Gap sabzu ) call with the Persian name (in German about " great green place "). The name " Abu Musa ", however, is derived from Bum -e Musa ( "Land of Moses " ) or Bumuf.
Conflict Iran / United Arab Emirates
There is a dispute over Abu Musa area between Iran and the United Arab Emirates. There is no general agreement, belongs to which country Abu Musa. Because of the suspected oil deposits and militarily advantageous position both Iran (for the Hormozgan province ) and the United Arab Emirates raise ( Emirate of Sharjah) claim to Abu Musa. Until the 1960s, the island was under the rule Schardschas. However, Iran appealed to the withdrawal of British forces from the region claim to it, citing historical facts. Britain had several Iranian islands, including Abu Musa occupied in 1903 /04 and then later given the jurisdiction, inter alia, from Sharjah to (then Persia ) to weaken Iran. In a contract, Iran and Sharjah in 1971 could agree on no clear territorial one side of the island, but Iran was able to prevail and station troops on Abu Musa that Abu Musa control ever since. Revenues from oil finds one wants to share; the civil administration should be in the hands of the Arab inhabitants.
Iran replied very soon troops on the island and took over the course of time more and more control over them and over the adjacent Tunb Islands. Sharjah was going on at the diplomatic level against the actions of Iran and remained largely unsuccessful.
1980 presented the UAE, including Sharjah was now, at the UN its claim to Abu Musa one. 1992 prompted Iran's expulsion of all foreigners from Abu Musa, which meant that the UAE phoned the Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC). Iran initially reiterated its claim to the island; However, soon, the UAE and Iran jointly announced that they felt bound to the agreement of 1971.
Iran has maintained control of Abu Musa and even expanded its military presence. In 2002, he took over the formerly autonomous civil administration completely. The UAE continues to raise their territorial claim; they are supported by GCC. A solution to this conflict is currently pending in sight.
On April 11, 2012 with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited for the first time an Iranian president the island. The Gulf Cooperation Council described the visit as " provocative " and the island as " an integral part of the United Arab Emirates ."
Military zone
Today the island is a closed military zone and has a port and a military airbase. 1994/95 soldiers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and anti-aircraft missiles were stationed MIM -23 HAWK and land-based anti-ship missiles of the type CSS -C-2 Silkworm type.
Repeats the Iranian navy fisherman from Oman and the UAE as well as numerous sport fishing has imprisoned for boundary violations. Finally, the case of Donald Klein from Lambsheim caused a stir in the German-speaking area, when it was applied together with a French companion with their boat from an Iranian ship near the island and the beginning of 2006 an Iranian court both to 18 months ' imprisonment for illegally crossing the border condemned.