The crater harbour
The island's core is a sheltered bay enclosed by curving arms of land, the flooded heart of an old volcano. It gives Perim its unmistakable horseshoe outline on the map.
Minimalist map poster · Yemen
Perim — Perim Map Poster & Print
12.6518° N / 43.4139° E
A small volcanic horseshoe in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, curled around a sheltered natural harbour.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
- PNG + print-ready PDF
- No watermark
One city, five moods
Perim in every style
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Perim, razor sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
Ituro
Perim et ituro
The map
Perim Map Poster & Print
Perim is a small island in the Bab-el-Mandeb, the strait that joins the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. It lies close to the Yemeni coast, in the narrow channel between Arabia and Africa. Its shape is the first thing you notice. The island is the remains of a volcanic crater, curled into a rough horseshoe around a deep, enclosed bay.
That natural harbour and the island's position on one of the world's busiest sea lanes gave Perim an outsized role in the past. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the British used it as a coaling station for ships travelling between the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean. Today it is sparsely inhabited, and it is known in Arabic as Mayun.
A Perim map poster is almost entirely about the coastline. The curved arms of the island wrap around the inner bay, and there is only a light scatter of lines on the land itself. Open water frames the island on all sides. The result is a spare, graphic shape that is easy to recognise at any size.
- Area
- 13 km²
- Coordinates
- 12.6518° N / 43.4139° E
- Region
- Perim, Island · Yemen
The strait setting
Perim sits in the Bab-el-Mandeb, between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. At a wider framing, the poster shows the island guarding the narrow passage.
Sparse ground
There are very few roads or buildings on the island. That leaves the land mostly blank, so the outline and inner harbour carry the entire composition.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Perim
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Perim
A map that means something
Perim appeals to people drawn to maritime history, shipping routes and unusual geography. Its horseshoe shape is striking on its own, even for those who have never been there. It suits a study or office wall as a clean, almost abstract form with a real story behind it.
Add a title of your choosing, a subtitle and your own coordinates line, then pick from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 digital download includes six sizes at 300 DPI with no watermark. Printed posters ship from partners in more than 30 countries.
Oder poster PerimWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm (11.8 × 15.7″) | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3, 11.7 × 16.5″) | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2, 16.5 × 23.4″) | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm (18 × 24″) | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm (19.7 × 27.6″) | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm (24 × 36″) | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Perim Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Perim?
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Poster Perim eprint ekamowa?
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Perim eframe?
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Ewa delivery eañ, im cost ewa?
Eaeoen e ngaaba ngeni ouwa age ngaabe. Ngaeo poster e ibiyaneo ibon e print partner eg ibom ngaen ingi ngae 30+ eben, e naeo e yan ngaae e 3–7 aon wan ewa. Kom ngaa e eain ingi tracking ibon My Orders. Tauweo ebe 2–5 wik, ingi ibon ngaen ibun e ngaeo ngaeigie, e saet e sooe nuwe kom e pae.
Poster bwira damage iaan arrival?
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Ijo kabun aema keda ke date iaan poster Perim?
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.