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Perim - LoveToKnow 1911 |
 | | PERIM, a British island in the strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, at. |
 | | Perim, the Diodoros island of the Periplus, was, in consequence of the French occupation of Egypt, garrisoned from 1799 to 1801 by a British force. |
 | | In view of the construction of the Suez Canal and the increasing importance of the Red Sea route to India the island was annexed to Great Britain in 1857, fortified and placed under the charge of the Aden residency. |
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