'''Kamaran Island''' is the largest [[Yemen]]i island in the . The {{convert|108|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} island is {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide and is strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UN System-wide Earthwatch]]|url=http://islands.unep.ch/IDY.htm#1090|title=Island Directory}}. Various other sources give significantly different figures including 181, 130, and {{convert|57|km²|0|abbr=on}}. [http://www.al-bab.com/bys/images/groom02g.jpg This photo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061122104158/http://www.al-bab.com/bys/images/groom02g.jpg |date=2006-11-22 }} from the period of British rule gives a figure of {{convert|207|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.</ref> It is a "shelf island" located in the shallow waters of the [[Arabian peninsula]]'s [[continental shelf]] with [[coral reef]]s surrounding three sides of the island. The population numbers 2,200.<ref>[http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Aden,+Yemen Farlex Encyclopedia]</ref>
[[File:Kamaran mosque from Turkish era.png|thumb|ᱛᱩᱨᱠᱤᱥ ᱡᱩᱜᱽ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱚᱥᱡᱤᱫᱽ]]