Perim

Perim (Arabic: بريم [Barīm]), also called Mayyun in Arabic, is a volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb at the south entrance into the Red Sea, off the south-west coast of Yemen and belonging to Yemen. It administratively belongs to Dhubab District or Bab al-Mandab District, Taiz Governorate. 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).
Perim

The island, as a dependency of Aden, was a part of the British Empire between 1857 and 1967.

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