Hanish Islands

Hanish Islands

The Ḩanīsh Islands (Arabic: جزر حنيش‎) are an island group in the Red Sea. Most of them are a part of Yemen, but before 1998–1999 they were claimed by Eritrea as well. After a long trial with an international court under the guidance of Dr. Abdul Karim Aleryani, Yemen was granted full ownership of the larger islands while Eritrea was awarded the peripheral islands to the southwest.

The three largest islands are Jabal Zuqar to the north (area ~130 km²), Al-Ḩanīsh al-Kabīr (Great Ḩanīsh) to the south (area ~116 km²), with the much smaller Al-Ḩanīsh al-Ṣaghīr (Little Ḩanīsh) between.