Statements (25)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:island
|
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Mayyun
|
gptkbp:area |
13 km²
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gptkbp:coordinates |
12°39′N 43°25′E
|
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Yemen
|
gptkbp:distanceToDjibouti |
about 20 km
|
gptkbp:distanceToYemenMainland |
about 3.5 km
|
gptkbp:historicalControl |
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:Yemen |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Perim Island
|
gptkbp:lighthouseBuilt |
1861
|
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Bab-el-Mandeb_strait
|
gptkbp:notableEvent |
British occupation 1857
Returned to Yemen 1967 site of international disputes |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Aden_Governorate
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gptkbp:population |
uninhabited (as of 2021)
|
gptkbp:strategicImportance |
controls access to Red Sea
|
gptkbp:surroundedBy |
gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkb:Red_Sea |
gptkbp:usedFor |
gptkb:military
coaling station |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bab_el-Mandeb_Strait
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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