Perim
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Perim (Arabic: بريم [Barīm]), also called Mayyun in Arabic, is a Yemeni volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb at the south entrance into the Red Sea, off the south-west coast of Yemen. It administratively belongs to Dhubab District or Bab al-Mandab District, Taiz Governorate.[1][2] The island of Perim divides the strait of Mandeb into two channels.
Not to be confused with Piram Island or Purim.
For the ship, see HMS Perim (K593).
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The island, as a dependency of Aden, was a part of the British Empire between 1857 and 1967.