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جزیره پریم
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جزیره پریم

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Also known as Mayun, Perim Island, Barīm

Perim (), also called Mayyun () in Arabic, is a Yemeni volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb at the south entrance into the Red Sea, off the south-west coast of Yemen. It administratively belongs to Dhubab District or Bab al-Mandab District, Taiz Governorate. The island of Perim divides the strait of Mandeb into two channels.

Key facts

Islands.name
Perim
Islands.native_name
Mayyun
Islands.image
Perim and Shaikh Said Peninsula.jpg
Islands.location
Bab el-Mandab
Islands.area_km2
13
Islands.length_km
5.63
Islands.width_km
2.85
Islands.elevation_m
65
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
Governorate
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Taiz governorate
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
District
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Bab al-Mandab District

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
uzlah
Country
Yemen
Located in
Dhubab District
Population
187
Area
13
Elevation
28
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Body of water
Bab-el-Mandeb
Image
Bab el Mandeb NASA with description.jpg
Width
2.85
Length
5.63
Households
38
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described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
male population
100
female population
87
Commons category
Perim Island
number of houses
49
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