Perim
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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 Dhuba
Perim and Shaikh Said Peninsula
Satellite picture showing Perim and the Cheikh Saïd Peninsula
The Ottoman fleet protecting shipping in the Gulf of Aden
Perim and Aden, coloured red as British possessions in 1899
Aden Colony
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Aden Colony was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1963 located in the southern part of modern-day Yemen. It consisted of the port city of Aden and also included the outlying islands of
Perim
…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. In ancient time, it was called "the island of Diodorus" (Greek: Διοδώρου νῆσος, Latin: Diodori…
Esplanade Road in the late 1930s
Sheikh Othman north of Aden
British Forces headquarters
British Aden centennial celebrations, 1939