Middle East
Iran
Hormozgan

Abu Mūsa Island

Abu Musa is an 12.8-square-kilometre in the eastern , near the entrance to the . The island is currently administered by , but its sovereignty is disputed by the .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Abumusa County, Iran
  • Also known as: “Abu Musa”, “Abū Mūsá”, “Abu Musa Island”, “Jazīrat Abu Mūsá”, “Jazīreh-ye Abū Mūsá”, “Jazīreh-ye Bū Mūsá”, “Jezirat Bu Musa”, and “گپ سبزو”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abu Musa Airport and Abu Musa.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is a regional airport located in near of city of Abu Musa, Hormozgan Province, in south of in . A public/military airport, it is owned by Iran Airports Company.

Island
Photo: Mehr News Agency, CC BY 4.0.
is a city in the Central District of Abumusa County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Abu Mūsa Island

Latitude
25.87778° or 25° 52′ 40″ north
Longitude
55.03298° or 55° 1′ 59″ east
Population
2,130
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
IATA airport code
AEU
United Nations Location Code
AE AMU
Open location code
7HQQV2HM+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 468798441
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
292983
Wiki­data ID
Q167217
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Abu Mūsa Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبو موسى”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة أبو موسى”
  • Armenian: “Աբու Մուսա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əbu Musa adası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Əbu Musa”
  • Basque: “Abu Musa”
  • Belarusian: “Абу Муса”
  • Belarusian: “Абу-Муса”
  • Bengali: “আবু মুসা দ্বীপ”
  • Catalan: “Abu Musa”
  • Cebuano: “Abu Musa Island”
  • Chinese: “阿布穆萨岛”
  • Chinese: “阿布穆薩島”
  • Croatian: “Abu Musa”
  • Czech: “Abú Músá”
  • Danish: “Abu Musa”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Ebu Musa”
  • Dutch: “Abu Musa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة أبوموسى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة ابوموسى”
  • Finnish: “Abu Musa”
  • French: “Abou Moussa”
  • French: “Abou-Moussa”
  • German: “Abu Musa”
  • Gilaki: “ابوموسی”
  • Greek: “Αμπού Μούσα”
  • Hebrew: “אבו מוסא”
  • Hungarian: “Abu Musza sziget”
  • Hungarian: “Abu Musza-sziget”
  • Hungarian: “Abu Musza”
  • Indonesian: “Abu Musa”
  • Italian: “Abu Musa”
  • Italian: “Isole di abu musa”
  • Japanese: “アブー・ムーサー島”
  • Korean: “아부 무사”
  • Korean: “아부무사”
  • Korean: “아부무사섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Abu Musa”
  • Mazanderani: “ابوموسی”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Abu Musa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Abu Musa”
  • Persian: “اَبو موسَى”
  • Persian: “ابوموسی”
  • Persian: “بوموسی”
  • Persian: “جَزيرِۀ اَبو موسَى”
  • Persian: “جَزيرِۀ بو موسَى”
  • Persian: “جزیره ابوموسی”
  • Persian: “جزیره بوموسی”
  • Polish: “Abu Musa”
  • Portuguese: “Abu Musa”
  • Pushto: “ابو موسی ټاپو”
  • Pushto: “بوموسی ټاپو”
  • Pushto: “د ابوموسی ټاپو”
  • Russian: “Абу-Муса”
  • Russian: “Джазират-Бу-Муса”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Abu Musa”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ابوموسی”
  • Spanish: “Abu Musa”
  • Swedish: “Abu Musa Island”
  • Swedish: “Abu Musa”
  • Turkish: “Abu Musa”
  • Turkish: “Ebu Musa”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ ابو موسی”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ ابو موسیٰ”
  • Uzbek: “Abu-Muso”
  • Western Panjabi: “جزیرہ ابو موسی”

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