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Kamaran
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<p>Kamaran is the largest <a href="/facts/Yemen/eDyoh4qV">Yemeni</a> island in the <a href="/facts/Red_Sea/0dKWSgEe">Red Sea</a>. The 108 km2 (42 sq mi) island is 18 km (11 mi) long and 7 km (4.3 mi) wide and is strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea. It is a "shelf island" located in the shallow waters of the <a href="/facts/Arabian_Peninsula/x1fDka2b">Arabian Peninsula</a>'s <a href="/facts/Continental_shelf/dpgHAR4U">continental shelf</a> with <a href="/facts/Coral_reef/xzeK6yAp">coral reefs</a> surrounding three sides of the island. The population numbers 2,200. Kamaran is generally flat, with a few hills in the south. Its highest point is Jabal Yaman (24 meters high), situated about three kilometers from Ra's al Yaman, the southeastern cape of the island. </p>