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	'''Abu Musa''' ({{PerB\| ابوموسی}}, ]: ~~'''أبو~~ ~~موسى'''~~ - ~~''Abū~~ ~~Mūṣā~~'') is ~~a 12-]~~ island in the ~~eastern~~ ], part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the ]<ref></ref>. The island is administered by ] as part of the Iranian province of ], but is also claimed by the ~~] (~~UAE).		'''Abu Musa''' ({{PerB\| ابوموسی}}) is one of the Iran's most Southerly island in the ] and is part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the ]<ref>. ''Abu Musa''</ref>. It is a 12-] island located on the Eastern side of the ]. The island is administered by ] as part of the Iranian province of ], but is also claimed by the UAE.
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	<ref name="estimate">{{cite web\| url=http://www.theestimate.com/public/072401.html \|
	title="Abu Musa and The Tumbs: The Dispute That Won't Go Away, Part Two," July 28, 2001 \| accessdate=2008-01-06 }}</ref>
	<ref name="iran">{{cite web\| url=http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_23722.shtml \|
	title="Iran, its territorial integrity in the Persian gulf region," 20 December 2007 \| accessdate=2008-01-06 }}</ref>
	<ref name="wi">{{cite web\| url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2691 \| title="Unwanted Guest: The Gulf Summit and Iran," 7 December 2007 \| accessdate=2008-01-06 }}</ref>

	The island had been a part of ] from antiquity until the early 20th century,<ref></ref> when ] asserted control and administered it along with its other lands in the Persian Gulf, including what is today the ]. In the late 1960s, Britain transferred administration of the island to the British-appointed ], one of seven sheikdoms that would join to become the UAE. After Britain announced in 1968 that it would relinquish its hegemony in the Persian Gulf, ] moved to reattach the island politically to the mainland. In November 1971, UAE and ] agreed to give sovereignty to the former but allowed the latter to station troops on the island.<ref name="am.edu" />		The island had been a part of ] from antiquity until the early 20th century,<ref></ref> when ] asserted control and administered it along with its other lands in the Persian Gulf, including what is today the ]. In the late 1960s, Britain transferred administration of the island to the British-appointed ], one of seven sheikdoms that would join to become the UAE. After Britain announced in 1968 that it would relinquish its hegemony in the Persian Gulf, ] moved to reattach the island politically to the mainland. In November 1971, UAE and ] agreed to give sovereignty to the former but allowed the latter to station troops on the island.<ref name="am.edu" />

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Abu Musa Island
Geography

Location	Persian Gulf
Administration
Iran
Demographics
Population	500

This is a geographical article. For the Palestinian leader, see Said al-Muragha, for the Sahaba, see Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari.

Abu Musa (Template:PerB) is one of the Iran's most Southerly island in the Persian Gulf and is part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. It is a 12-km² island located on the Eastern side of the Persian Gulf. The island is administered by Iran as part of the Iranian province of Hormozgan, but is also claimed by the UAE.

The island had been a part of Iran from antiquity until the early 20th century, when Britain asserted control and administered it along with its other lands in the Persian Gulf, including what is today the UAE. In the late 1960s, Britain transferred administration of the island to the British-appointed Sharjah, one of seven sheikdoms that would join to become the UAE. After Britain announced in 1968 that it would relinquish its hegemony in the Persian Gulf, Iran moved to reattach the island politically to the mainland. In November 1971, UAE and Iran agreed to give sovereignty to the former but allowed the latter to station troops on the island.

In 1980, the UAE took its claim to the United Nations. In same year, Saddam Hussein attempted to justify the Iraq-Iran war by claiming that one of the objectives was to "liberate" Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb. In 1992, Iran increased its control by expelling foreign workers who operated the UAE-sponsored school, medical clinic, and power-generating station.

Abu Musa's roughly 500 inhabitants call it "Gap-sabzu" (Template:PerB), which means "the great green place." On old maps, the island is called Bumuf or Bum-i Musa, Persian for "the land of Musa/Moses."

References

Iranian Islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa. Abu Musa
Private website about Abu Musa
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GlobalSecurity.org about Abu Musa

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	'''Abu Musa''' ({{PerB\| ابوموسی}}, ]: ~~'''أبو~~ ~~موسى'''~~ - ~~''Abū~~ ~~Mūṣā~~'') is ~~a 12-]~~ island in the ~~eastern~~ ], part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the ]<ref></ref>. The island is administered by ] as part of the Iranian province of ], but is also claimed by the ~~] (~~UAE).		'''Abu Musa''' ({{PerB\| ابوموسی}}) is one of the Iran's most Southerly island in the ] and is part of a six-island archipelago near the entrance to the ]<ref>. ''Abu Musa''</ref>. It is a 12-] island located on the Eastern side of the ]. The island is administered by ] as part of the Iranian province of ], but is also claimed by the UAE.
	<ref name="am.edu"></ref>
	<ref name="estimate">{{cite web\| url=http://www.theestimate.com/public/072401.html \|
	title="Abu Musa and The Tumbs: The Dispute That Won't Go Away, Part Two," July 28, 2001 \| accessdate=2008-01-06 }}</ref>
	<ref name="iran">{{cite web\| url=http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_23722.shtml \|
	title="Iran, its territorial integrity in the Persian gulf region," 20 December 2007 \| accessdate=2008-01-06 }}</ref>
	<ref name="wi">{{cite web\| url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2691 \| title="Unwanted Guest: The Gulf Summit and Iran," 7 December 2007 \| accessdate=2008-01-06 }}</ref>

	The island had been a part of ] from antiquity until the early 20th century,<ref></ref> when ] asserted control and administered it along with its other lands in the Persian Gulf, including what is today the ]. In the late 1960s, Britain transferred administration of the island to the British-appointed ], one of seven sheikdoms that would join to become the UAE. After Britain announced in 1968 that it would relinquish its hegemony in the Persian Gulf, ] moved to reattach the island politically to the mainland. In November 1971, UAE and ] agreed to give sovereignty to the former but allowed the latter to station troops on the island.<ref name="am.edu" />		The island had been a part of ] from antiquity until the early 20th century,<ref></ref> when ] asserted control and administered it along with its other lands in the Persian Gulf, including what is today the ]. In the late 1960s, Britain transferred administration of the island to the British-appointed ], one of seven sheikdoms that would join to become the UAE. After Britain announced in 1968 that it would relinquish its hegemony in the Persian Gulf, ] moved to reattach the island politically to the mainland. In November 1971, UAE and ] agreed to give sovereignty to the former but allowed the latter to station troops on the island.<ref name="am.edu" />

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