Believed to be named after the Sanskrit for "Island of Bliss," this island's nearby neighbors include Abdu I-Kuri and the Al-Ikhwan Islands. Dominated
Believed to be named after the Sanskrit for "Island of Bliss," this island's nearby neighbors include Abdu I-Kuri and the Al-Ikhwan Islands. Dominated by the Hajhir Mountains, Suq, Qalansiyya, and Mahattat Nujad are all major villages, but Madibu is the only sizable town on this island of 50,000 people. Nearest to the coast of Somalia, it has always been a key strategic point in the Red Sea, being occupied by the Soviets during the Cold War and becoming a possible base for U.S. troops in the war against Iraq. FTP, name this island in the Red Sea belonging to Yemen.
Believed to be named after the Sanskrit for "Island of Bliss," this island's nearby neighbors include Abdu I-Kuri and the Al-Ikhwan Islands.