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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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Zuqar Island

Native name: Arabic: جزيرة زقر, Jabal Zuqar
NASA Landsat image of the island
Geography
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

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.

References

На других языках

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[de] Zuqar

Zuqar (arabisch جزيرة زقر, DMG Ǧazīrat Zuqar) ist die größte Insel der Hanisch-Inseln, die zum Jemen gehören, und liegt im Norden der Inselgruppe. Im Roten Meer gelegen, befindet sich das Eiland nahe der Meeresstraße Bab el-Mandeb, die das Rote Meer mit dem Golf von Aden verbindet. Trotz seiner Nähe zu Afrika gehört Zuqar zu Asien, da es auf dem asiatischen Kontinentalschelf liegt.

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- [en] Zuqar Island

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[es] Isla Zuqar

Isla Zuqar (en árabe: جزيرة زق; Ǧazīra Zuqar) es una isla yemení[1] localizada en el mar Rojo, entre las costas de Yemen y Eritrea cerca del estrecho Bab el-Mandeb que comunica el mar Rojo con el golfo de Adén, a su vez dependencia del océano Índico.

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[fr] Île Zuqar

L'île Zuqar est une île du sud de la mer Rouge appartenant au Yémen.

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[it] Zuqar

L'isola di Zuqar (in arabo: جزيرة زقر‎, Jabal Zuqar) è un'isola del Mar Rosso appartenente allo Yemen. Si trova tra le coste dello Yemen continentale e dell'Eritrea, vicino allo stretto di Bab-el-Mandeb che collega il Mar Rosso al Golfo di Aden. Nonostante la sua vicinanza al continente africano, l'isola di Zuqar è considerata una parte dell'Asia trovandosi sulla piattaforma continentale asiatica.

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[ru] Зукар

Зукар (Джазират-Зукар[1]; араб. جزيرة زقر‎) — остров в Красном море, являющийся крупнейшим островом из островов Ханиш, принадлежащих Йемену. Остров лежит у берегов Йемена и Эритреи возле Баб-эль-Мандебского пролива, который соединяет Красное море с Аденским заливом.

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