Greater Tunb
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Greater Tunb is a strategically located island in the Persian Gulf, disputed between Iran and the United Arab Emirates and known for its geopolitical significance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disputed territory
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closestEmirateClaimant | Ras Al Khaimah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlStatus | under de facto Iranian control ⓘ |
| countryClaim |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeCharacter | longstanding territorial dispute ⓘ |
| disputeInvolves |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ras Al Khaimah NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeTopic |
maritime boundaries
ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRelevance |
Iran–Arab Gulf relations
ⓘ
security of international shipping ⓘ |
| geopoliticalStatus | territorial dispute between Iran and UAE ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Greater Tomb
ⓘ
Tonb-e Bozorg NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunb-e Bozorg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicPotential |
fishing grounds
ⓘ
offshore oil and gas resources ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
limited civilian population
ⓘ
small land area ⓘ |
| hasSmallerNeighbor | Lesser Tunb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Persian Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strait of Hormuz region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Iranian mainland coast
ⓘ
Lesser Tunb NERFINISHED ⓘ Qeshm Island NERFINISHED ⓘ UAE coast ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterway | Strait of Hormuz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tunb Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| regionallySignificantFor |
Gulf security
ⓘ
energy transport routes ⓘ |
| sovereigntyDispute | Iran–United Arab Emirates territorial dispute ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf
ⓘ
proximity to Strait of Hormuz ⓘ |
| strategicUse |
monitoring maritime traffic
ⓘ
projecting naval power in Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military purposes
ⓘ
naval monitoring ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Iran