Editing Abu Musa (section)

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{{Short description|Iranian Island near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz}}
{{About|an island in the Persian Gulf|other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox islands
| disputed           = yes
| name               = Abu Musa
| other_names        = {{Unbulleted list|style=font-weight:normal|{{langx|fa|{{nq|ابوموسی}}}}|{{langx|ar|أبو موسى}}}}
| image_name         = Strait of Hormuz.jpg
| image_caption      = Abu Musa Island in the Persian Gulf
| pushpin_map        = Iran#Persian Gulf#UAE
| location           = [[Persian Gulf]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|25|52|N|55|02|E|display=inline}}
| total_islands      = 1
| area_km2           = 12.8
| elevation_m        = 110
| highest_mount      = Mount Halva
| country            = {{IRN}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = Province
| country_admin_divisions = [[Hormozgan Province|Hormozgan]]
| country_largest_city = Abu Musa
| country_largest_city_population = 1,953
| country1           = {{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates]]
| country1_admin_divisions_title = Emirate
| country1_admin_divisions = [[Sharjah]]
| population         = 2,131
| population_as_of   = 2012
| density_km2        = 166
| module = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom=12 |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}}}} 
}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| qid = Q33412878
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| construction = Masonry Tower
| shape = square short tower atop building<ref>{{Cite rowlett|irn|accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref><ref>[http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.112] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021203954/http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL |date=21 October 2016 }} Retrieved 3 October 2016</ref>
}}
[[File:Strait of hormuz.jpg|left|thumb|A map dated 1891 showing Abu Musa.]]

'''Abu Musa''' ({{langx|fa|بوموسا}} {{audio|Abu Musa pronounce.ogg|listen}}, {{IPA|fa|æbu mu'sɒ|IPA}}, {{langx|ar|أبو موسى}}) is an Iranian {{convert|12.8|km2|adj=on}} [[island]] in the eastern [[Persian Gulf]], found near the entrance of [[Strait of Hormuz]].<ref>[http://www.iranian.ws/cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/2/2358 Iranian Islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923072835/http://www.iranian.ws/cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/2/2358 |date=23 September 2006 }}</ref> Due to the depth of sea, oil tankers and big ships have to pass between Abu Musa and [[Greater and Lesser Tunbs]], making these islands some of the most strategic points in the Persian Gulf.<ref name="AndersonOwen1993">{{cite book
 |author1      = Ewan W. Anderson
 |author2      = Gareth Owen
 |title        = An atlas of world political flashpoints: a sourcebook of geopolitical crisis
 |url          = https://books.google.com/books?id=T7R-AAAAMAAJ
 |year         = 1993
 |publisher    = Pinter Reference
 |isbn         = 978-1-85567-053-2
 |page         = 1
 |access-date  = 19 February 2016
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160530102318/https://books.google.com/books?id=T7R-AAAAMAAJ
 |archive-date = 30 May 2016
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref> The island is under the administration of [[Iran]], as part of the [[Hormozgan]] province.<ref name="Shelley2013">{{cite book
 |author       = Fred M. Shelley
 |title        = Nation Shapes: The Story Behind the World's Borders
 |url          = https://books.google.com/books?id=5qlXatHRJtMC&pg=PA457
 |date         = 30 April 2013
 |publisher    = ABC-CLIO
 |isbn         = 978-1-61069-106-2
 |pages        = 457–
 |access-date  = 19 February 2016
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160530094947/https://books.google.com/books?id=5qlXatHRJtMC&pg=PA457
 |archive-date = 30 May 2016
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref><ref name="AbedHellyer2001">{{cite book
 |author1      = Ibrahim Abed
 |author2      = Peter Hellyer
 |title = United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective
 |url          = https://books.google.com/books?id=QcMz3zV0qAMC&pg=PA182
 |year         = 2001
 |publisher    = Trident Press Ltd
 |isbn         = 978-1-900724-47-0
 |pages        = 182–
 |quote        = Iran claims Abu Musa Territorial and political ambitions, combined with the economic interests of influential elements within the government, helped strengthen the first Iranian claim to the island of Abu Musa in 1904. Iran began to challenge ...
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160530094305/https://books.google.com/books?id=QcMz3zV0qAMC&pg=PA182
 |archive-date = 30 May 2016
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>