Tiran Island

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tiran_Island
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:area 80 km²
gptkbp:coordinates 27.9533°N 34.5511°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:ecologicalSignificance coral reefs
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Six-Day_War
gptkb:blockade_of_Straits_of_Tiran_(1967)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiran Island
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Straits_of_Tiran
gptkb:Red_Sea
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Sharm_El_Sheikh
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tiran_and_Sanafir_Islands
gptkbp:popularFor diving
gptkbp:population 0
gptkbp:strategicImportance controls access to Gulf of Aqaba
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
2017
gptkbp:uninhabited true
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Multinational_Force_and_Observers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sharm_El_Sheikh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5