Perim
Native name: Mayyun | |
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Interactive map of Perim | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bab el-Mandab |
| Area | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Length | 5.63 km (3.498 mi) |
| Width | 2.85 km (1.771 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Governorate | Taiz governorate |
| District | Bab al-Mandab District |
Perim (Arabic: بريم, romanized: Barīm), also called Mayyun (Arabic: جزيرة ميون) 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.
The island, as a dependency of Aden colony, was a part of the British Empire between 1857 and 1967.