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
Abu Ali Island
Saso Island
Shusha island
Juraid Island
Kurain island
Location of islands in  Saudi Arabia

Islands on the southern coast of the Red Sea

Farasan Island

The Farasan Islands is a group of islands located offshore of Jizan on southwestern of Saudi Arabia. The group includes:[3]

  • Farasan al-Kabir
  • 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:[9]

  • Juraid
  • Jana Island
  • Kurain
  • Karan Island
  • Arabiyah
  • Harqus

References
  1. "VIDEO: Do you know there are 1,300 islands in Saudi Arabia?". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. "Kutambil island: BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  3. "Farasan Islands Protected Area". UNESCO- World Heritage Centre.
  4. 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.
  5. "The Legal Status of Tiran and Sanafir Island" (PDF). King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. 2017.
  6. "Jezîret Tīrān, Saudi Arabia - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  7. 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–.
  8. Babbington, Jem. "Abu Ali Island - Location Details". Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  9. Babbington, Jem. "Saudi Arabian Gulf Coral Islands". Birds of Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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