Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Jazan Region

Farasan Island

Farasan Island is the largest island of the , in the Red Sea. It is located some 50 km offshore from , the far southwestern part of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Farasān”, “Farasan al Kabir”, “Farasan Kabir”, “Farasān Kabīr”, “Farasan Kebir”, and “Jazyrat Farasan”

Farasan Island

Latitude
16.70645° or 16° 42′ 23″ north
Longitude
41.98519° or 41° 59′ 7″ east
Population
20,000
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
7H83PX4P+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11871651798
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
106738
Wiki­data ID
Q4116644
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Satellite Map

Discover Farasan Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Farasan Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة فرسان”
  • Arabic: “فرسان الكبير”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Фарасан”
  • Belarusian: “Фарасан”
  • Cebuano: “Farasān al Kabīr”
  • Croatian: “Farasan (otok)”
  • Croatian: “Farasan”
  • Dutch: “Farasan Island”
  • Italian: “Isola di Farasan”
  • Japanese: “ファラサーン島”
  • Malayalam: “ഫർസാൻ ദ്വീപ്”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Farasanøya”
  • Polish: “Farasan (wyspa)”
  • Polish: “Farasan”
  • Spanish: “Isla Farasan”
  • Ukrainian: “Фарасан”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ فرسان”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Farasan”
  • Western Panjabi: “جزیرہ فرسان”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Farasan Island”. Photo: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0.