Miskan Island

Miskan Island is a small, uninhabited island in the off . It is to the south of . It is about 1.2 kilometers long and 800 meters wide.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Kuwait
  • Also known as: “Jazīrat Mashjan”, “Jazirat Miskan”, “Jazirat Miskān”, “Machiane”, “Mashjān Island”, “Mashjang”, “Mashyān”, “Maskān”, “Maskan Island”, “Mischan”, “Mischan Island”, “Miskān”, and “جزيرة مسكان”

Miskan Island

Latitude
29.48543° or 29° 29′ 8″ north
Longitude
48.25145° or 48° 15′ 5″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
7HXCF7P2+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 12864285
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
285553
Wiki­data ID
Q4164575
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Miskan Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جَزِيرَة مِسْكَان”
  • Arabic: “مسكان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Maskan adası”
  • Bengali: “মিসকান দ্বীপ”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Miskān”
  • Croatian: “Miskan”
  • Dutch: “Miskan Island”
  • French: “île de Miskan”
  • French: “Île de Miskan”
  • German: “Miskan”
  • Italian: “Miskan”
  • Japanese: “ミスカン島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Miskan”
  • Persian: “جزیره مسکان”
  • Russian: “Маскан”
  • Spanish: “Isla Miskan”
  • Swedish: “Miskan”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shalehat Subiya and Salmiya.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: KH1 and KH2.

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