Greater and Lesser Tunbs
- Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are two small islands in the eastern Persian Gulf, close to the Strait of Hormuz. They lie at. 26°15′N 55°16′E / 26.250°N 55.267°E and.
- Media in category "Greater and Lesser Tunbs". The following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
- The islands’ location near the busy Strait of Hormuz, through which numerous oil tankers pass, gives the islands great strategic importance in the region.
- ...the conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Arab Emirates concerning the sovereignty over the Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu...
- Qassemi said Iran will never give up its historical rights to Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs, referring to the last day of the ministerial meeting of the...
- ...Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman stressed that islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs definitely belong to Iran.
- The critical importance of the Greater and Lesser Tunbs due to their location in the Persian/Arabian Gulf and close to the Strait of Hormuz on the one hand...
- 1971 Iranian liberation of three islands in the Persian Gulf ...
- The Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu-Musa Islands are situated near the Straight of Hurmuz in the Persian Gulf, south of Iran.
- ...Cooperation Council and Russia regarding the three Iranian islands of Bu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs, and said that the three islands belong to Iran forever.
- The statement included a declaration of support for the UAE’s claim over the Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Gulf.
- ...of Ras Al Khaimah, but also claimed by Iran (and have been occupied by Iran since 1971) – Abu Musa, Greater Tunb (not Tumb or Thumb), and Lesser Tunb.
Краткая информация
Большой Томб и Малый Томб - два небольших острова в восточной части Персидского залива, недалеко от Ормузского пролива. Они расположены, соответственно, примерно в 12 км друг от друга и в 20 км к югу от иранского острова Кешм. Острова находятся под управлением Ирана как часть его провинции Хормозган.
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