Barim
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Barim is an alternative name for Perim Island, a strategically located island in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barim canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
island ⓘ strategic island ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mayyun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perim Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 13 square kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Taiz Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| geology | volcanic island ⓘ |
| hasChannel |
eastern shipping channel of Bab-el-Mandeb
ⓘ
western shipping channel of Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
airstrip
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ natural harbor ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
military installations
ⓘ
port facilities ⓘ |
| highestPoint | approximately 65 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalControl |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceFor |
global shipping
ⓘ
maritime security in Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ oil transport routes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Gulf of Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aden region NERFINISHED ⓘ entrance of the Red Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmass |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Gulf of Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bab-el-Mandeb archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| separates | eastern and western channels of Bab-el-Mandeb ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access between Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
ⓘ
controls southern entrance to Suez Canal route ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maritime navigation control
ⓘ
military purposes ⓘ shipping lane monitoring ⓘ |
| wasFortifiedBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedDuring | Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasUsedAs |
coaling station
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
| width | approximately 2 kilometers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.