Zuqar Island (Arabic: جزيرة زقر, Jabal Zuqar) is an island in the Red Sea that belongs to Yemen. It lies between the coasts of mainland Yemen and Eritrea, near the Bab-el-Mandeb straits which connect the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. Despite its proximity to the African continent, Zuqar Island is considered a part of Asia because it sits on the Asian continental shelf. It is appropriately 130 km2.
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Native name: Arabic: جزيرة زقر, Jabal Zuqar | |
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Location | Red Sea |
Coordinates | 14.024°N 42.765°E / 14.024; 42.765 |
Archipelago | Hanish Islands |
The island consists of a shield volcano overlain by basaltic pyroclastic cones and spatter cones which produced youthful-looking pahoehoe lava flows. Several small coastal cones and islets surrounding Zuqar Island were formed by phreatic eruptions.[1]
Ownership of Zuqar Island was long disputed between Yemen and Eritrea, along with the Hanish Islands. In 1995 this led to active conflict in the Hanish Islands conflict. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague settled the dispute in 1996, awarding the larger islands, including Zuqar, to Yemen.
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Guardafui Channel | ||
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1Socotra island became under the control of United Arab Emirates since April 30, 2018
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