Kamaran Island

Yemen / al-Hhudaydah /

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Kamaran had been inhabited for centuries when the Portuguese established an outpost there in the 16th century. The island was occupied by the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century and used as a quarantine station for pilgrims conducting the hajj to the Ottoman-controlled Muslim holy city of Mecca.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaran
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Coordinates:   15°21'37"N   42°35'25"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago