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Farsi Island (Persian: جزیره فارسی, romanized: jazīreye fârsī) is a tiny, barren Iranian island (Bushehr province) in the Persian Gulf. There is an IRGC Navy base on this island. The island has an area of about 0.25 km² (0.10 sq mi) and is restricted from the public. The center of Farsi Island is located at latitude 27° 59' 36" N and longitude 50° 10' 22" E. Its maximum elevation is 4 metres (13 ft). The word Farsi means "Persian".

Jazireh-ye Farsi Lighthouse

Location	Farsi Island, Bushehr Province, Iran
Coordinates	27°59′35″N 50°10′21″E
Tower
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	23 m (75 ft)
Shape	square pyramidal tower[1][2]
Markings	white and black horizontal band tower
Light
Focal height	28 m (92 ft)
Range	16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 15s

In the late 1980s, during the "Tanker War" phase of the Iran–Iraq War, the IRGC used speedboats to launch attacks from Farsi Island on vessels of Iraq and its allies, including Kuwait.[3] The United States entered the Persian gulf to protect Kuwaiti oil shipments. Iran planted naval mines near Farsi Island on the route of the first convoy, consisted of US navy vessels escorting the Kuwaiti oil tanker Bridgeton, which hit one of the mines.

On January 12, 2016, Iranian Revolutionary Guards forces stationed at the island apprehended two small vessels and their 10 U.S. Navy sailors after the latter entered Iranian waters.[4] The incident prompted talks between the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the U.S. State Department regarding their release.[5] All 10 sailors and their vessels were released unharmed the following morning.[6]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Iran
• Nader Mahdavi
• 2016 U.S.–Iran naval incident

References

External links

• Low resolution satellite imagery on Flash Earth

На других языках

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[de] Farsi (Insel)

Farsi (persisch جزیره فارسی, DMG ǧazīre-ye Fārsī) ist eine iranische Insel in der Provinz Buschehr im Persischen Golf.

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- [en] Farsi Island

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[it] Farsi (isola)

L'isola di Farsi (in persiano جزیره فارسی‎ è una delle isole iraniane nel Golfo Persico.

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[ru] Фарси (остров)

Фарси[1], или Эль-Фарсия[2] (перс. جزیره فارسی‎, jazireye Farsi) — иранский остров в центре Персидского залива. База ВМС КСИР. Являлся предметом территориальных споров между Ираном и Саудовской Аравией в 1960-х гг., по итогам соглашения 1968 г. отошел Ирану, а расположенный к югу остров Эль-Арабия, вместе с Караном — Саудовской Аравии. Доступ на остров закрыт, по причине секретности, в СМИ не упоминается. Во время Танкерной войны (эпизод ирано-иракской войны) был базой иранских быстроходных катеров, наносивших удары по танкерам, идущим из Ирака и Кувейта[3]. Административно относится к остану Бушир.

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