What the records say
- When
- Jul 1857 – Aug 1858
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 12.65° N, 43.42° E
- Names
- Perim Island
- Region
- 4
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Perim
Volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb
Perim, also called Mayyun in Arabic, is a Yemeni volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb at the south entrance into the Red Sea, off the south-west coast of Yemen. It administratively belongs to Dhubab District or Bab al-Mandab District, Taiz Governorate. The island of Perim divides the strait of Mandeb into two channels.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation