Abu Musa or Abu Musâ (in Persian ابوموسی) is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. It is called by the local inhabitants گپ‌سبزو Gap-sabzu which in Persian means "the Great Green place". The name Abu Musa is attested in older sources as Bum-i Musa or Bumuf. The first one means "the land of Musa" in Persian.

Abu Musa Island is one of six islands making up the Abu Musâ Island Group sub-province of Hormozgân province in Iran.

Abu Musâ is one of the strategic islands of Iran in the Persian Gulf. It covers an area of about 12 sq. km., and has a population of about 500. During the era of the Pahlavi dynasty, Iran had to reinforce its position on this Iranian island to avert the encroachment of the foreign elements there.

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[1] for a brief history, description, and map of Abu Musa and nearby islands.