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دهلك كبير Grande Dahlac | |
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 Wrecks on Dahlak Kebir island | |
  Dahlak Kebir Dahlak Kebir (Eritrea) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Red Sea |
| Coordinates | 15°43′21″N 40°05′21″E / 15.722469°N 40.089111°E |
| Archipelago | Dahlak Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Largest settlement | Dahlak Kebir |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 2,500 |
Dahlak Kebir (Arabic: دهلك كبير, Italian: Grande Dahlac) is the largest island of the Dahlak Archipelago.[1] Situated in the Red Sea off of the coast of Eritrea, it was formerly called Dahlak Deset.
- ^ Insoll, Timothy (2003-07-03). The Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 9780521657020.