Khuriya Muriya Islands
Khuriya Muriya Islands
Island group, Oman. Located in the Arabian Sea off the country's southeastern coast, it comprises five mainly uninhabited islands with a total land area of 28 sq mi (73 sq km). Al-Hallaniyah Island, the largest, is sparsely inhabited. The sultan of Oman ceded the islands to Britain in 1854, and they became part of the British colony of Aden in 1937. Britain returned the islands to Oman in 1967.
Variants of KHURIYA MURIYA ISLANDS
Khuriya Muriya Islands or Kuria Muria Islands
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