List of islands of Saudi Arabia
There are approximately 1300 islands in Saudi Arabia.[1] This list includes some islands of Saudi Arabia.
Location of islands
Saso Island
Shusha island
Juraid Island
Kurain island
Islands on the southern coast of the Red Sea
- Kutambil island[2]
- Jabal Al-Sabaya (Al-Sabaya mountain)
- Umm al-Qamari islands
Farasan Islands
The Farasan Islands is a group of islands located offshore of Jizan on southwestern of Saudi Arabia. The group includes:[3]
- Farasan al-Kabir
- Sarso Island
- As-Saqid (Sajid)
- Ad-Dissan (Dusan)
- Zufaf (Zifaf)
- Sasawah (Sasu)
- Qummah
- Dumsuk (Dumsuq)
- Manzar Abu ash-Shawk
- Kayyirah
- Jabal Muhammad
- Sajid Island
Islands on the northern coast of the Red Sea
The islands located on the Northern coast of the Red Sea include [4]
- Al Nabageyah
- Al Uwandiyah
- Riykhah
- Mardunah
- Ad Dahrah
- Sheikh Marbat
- Mrumah
- Mezebeyah
- Harr
- Ber-reem
- Umm al Malek
- Jazayah
- Attaweel
- Umm Qshaiyat
- Al Munqaleb
- Umm Khadav
- Shusha island[7]
Islands on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia
- Abu Ali Island[8]
- Tarout Island.
Persian Gulf Coral Islands
These are six islands situated on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf:
- Juraid
- Jana Island
- Kurain
- Karan Island
- Arabiyah
- Harqus
References
- ^ "VIDEO: Do you know there are 1,300 islands in Saudi Arabia?". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Kutambil island: BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Farasan Islands Protected Area". UNESCO- World Heritage Centre.
- ^ Shobrak, M.Y. and Aloufi, A.A., 2014. Status of breeding seabirds on the Northern Islands of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia. Saudi journal of biological sciences, 21(3), pp.238-249.
- ^ "The Legal Status of Tiran and Sanafir Island" (PDF). King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. 2017.
- ^ "Jezîret Tīrān, Saudi Arabia - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ United States. Defense Mapping Agency. Topographic Center (1978). Saudi Arabia, Official Standard Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center. pp. 13–.
- ^ Babbington, Jem. "Abu Ali Island - Location Details". Retrieved 2019-10-26.
