Ras al-Khaimah also possesses several islands in the Gulf, including the Greater and Lesser Tunb, whose ownership is contested by Iran, which has occupied them since 1971.
Ngokwengeziwe endaweni yayo enkulu, iRas Al Khaimah inezindawo eziningi zeziqhingi kufaka phakathi iGreater and Lesser Tunb, ethathwa yi-Iran kusukela nge1971.