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There are approximately 1300 islands in
Saudi Arabia .
[1] This list includes some islands of Saudi Arabia.
Location of islands
Islands on the southern coast of the Red Sea
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 Uwandiyah
Riykhah
Mardunah
Ad Dahrah
Sheikh Marbat
Mrumah
Mezebeyah
Harr
Ber-reem
Umm al Malek
Jazayah
Attaweel
Umm Qshaiyat
Al Munqaleb
Umm Khadav
Islands on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia
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
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"VIDEO: Do you know there are 1,300 islands in Saudi Arabia?" . english.alarabiya.net . Retrieved 2019-10-26 .
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"Kutambil island: BirdLife Data Zone" . datazone.birdlife.org . Retrieved 2019-10-26 .
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"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.
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"The Legal Status of Tiran and Sanafir Island" (PDF) . King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies . 2017.
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"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 .