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

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Farasan Island

Umm al-Qamari islands

Sanafir Island

Tiran Island

Abu Ali Island

Tarout Island

Sajid Island

Saso Island

Shusha island

Juraid Island

Kurain island

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Location of islands in  Saudi Arabia

## Islands on the southern coast of the Red Sea

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* Kutambil island[2]
* Jabal Al-Sabaya (Al-Sabaya mountain)
* Umm al-Qamari islands

### Farasan Islands

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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

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The islands located on the Northern coast of the Red Sea include [4]

* Sanafir Island[5][independent source needed]
* Tiran Island[6][better source needed]
* Sindalah
* 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

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* Abu Ali Island[8]
* Tarout Island.
* Halat Za'al Island
* Arabi Island
* Juraid Island
* Jana Island
* Batinah Island
* Bayna Island
* Thumairy Island
* Huwaisat Island
* Huwailat Island
* Daeina Island
* Toyour Island
* Qarmah Island
* Marjaan Island
* Muslumiah Island
* Hayza Island
* Helmiya Island
* Jadhim Island
* Jonnah Island
* Harqous Island
* Sayyad Island
* Anibar Island
* Karan Island
* Kreen Island
* South Kaskos Island
* North Kaskos Island
* Mishab Island
* Hadba Island

### Coral Islands

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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

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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.

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