Greater and Lesser Tunbs

The Tunb Islands (Persian تنب بزرگ و تنب کوچک, Tonb -e Bozorg -e va Tonb Kutschak, Arabic طنب الكبرى وطنب الصغرى, DMG Tunb al - Kubra wa - Tunb aṣ - SUGRA, Eng. Lesser Tunbs and Greater, dt Large and small Tunb; طنب / Tonb means " hilly place " ) are twelve two kilometers apart lying small islands in the eastern Persian Gulf in the Iranian province of Hormozgan. The neighboring island of Abu Musa, located south of the islands. The Tunb Islands lie on the western entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The next place on land is Bandar Lengeh (Iran) in the north.

The islands, which together comprise an area of 12.3 km ², are the subject of territorial disputes between the United Arab Emirates ( here Ra's al -Khaimah ) and Iran. Iran had 1971 Tunb Islands occupied by the military. This was followed by the establishment of naval bases to safeguard oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

Tonb -e Bozorg

26 ° 15 ' 45 "N, 55 ° 18' 16" O26.262555.304444444444

The island Tonb -e Bozorg has an area 10.3 km ² (3.75 x 3.9 km ) and about 450 inhabitants who live mainly from fishing. The highest point is 53 m ü.d.M. She is about five times as large as Tonb -e Kutschak.

Tonb -e Kutschak

26 ° 14 ' 28 " N, 55 ° 8' 51" O26.24111111111155.1475

The approximately triangular deeper west of Tonb -e Bozorg in Persian Gulf island Tonb -e Kutschak (Arabic Tunb as- sughra in Persian Dschazire -ye -e Tonb Kutschak ) has an area of ​​about 2 km ² and is uninhabited. The highest point is 36 meters above the sea.