Iranian Islands

The three islands (Abu Musa - Great Tunb - Lesser Tunb) are located in the southernmost province of the Islamic Republic of Iran the Hormozgan Province with its headquarters in Bandar Abbas in the south of Iran and in the north of the Strait of Hormuz. Its borders extend east to the Oman Sea and west to the Persian Gulf Hormozgan Province With an area of 71193 square kilometers it accounts for 3.4% of the country''s total area.* Great Tunb Island The island is about 11 square kilometers south of Qeshm Island which extends south to Abu Musa Island east to the Oman Sea and west to Tomb with a distance of 31 kilometers to Qeshm 13 kilometers to Tomb. Abu Musa is 50 kilometers.