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    The Khuriya Muriya Islands (also Kuria Muria, Kooria Mooria, Curia Muria) (Arabic: جزر خوريا موريا; transliterated: Juzur Khurīyā Murīyā or Khūryān Mūryān)...
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    Comoros Khuriya Muriya Islands (Oman) Lakshadweep Archipelago (India) Lamu Archipelago (Kenya) Madagascar Tanzania Bongoyo Island Mbudya Island Pangavini...
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    Afro-Asiatic language of Oman, located on the southeast coast facing the Khuriya Muriya Islands (17°40′46″N 55°22′19″E). The language is very similar to Mehri and...
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    Arabian Sea (section Islands)
    south of the Arabian Peninsula. Masirah and the five Khuriya Muriya Islands are islands off the southeastern coast of Oman. There are many major cities...
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    sultanate did gain some territory in 1967, when Britain returned the Khuriya Muriya Islands (originally granted as a gift from the sultan to Queen Victoria...
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    100 speakers in Oman. Located on the southeast coast facing the Khuriya Muriya Islands. Very similar to Mehri, and some tribespeople speak Mehri instead...
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    Persian shearwater: P. p. persicus – (Hume, 1872): breeds in the Khuriya Muriya Islands, (Oman) & Socotra. P. p. temptator – (Louette & Herremans, 1985):...
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    to Pakistan for $1 million, while in 1967 Britain returned the Khuriya Muriya Islands. Said became more reclusive from his people and country. In 1965...
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    shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri persicus Hume, 1837 – breeds on Khuriya Muriya Islands (Arabian Sea); ranges throughout the Arabian Sea. Puffinus lherminieri...
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    Al-Hallaniyah (category Islands of Oman)
    the Khuriya Muriya Islands, which belong to Oman. It is located in the center of the group, eight kilometers east of Al-Sawda, the closest island, and...
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