Ras Rakan

Ras Rakan is the northernmost point in the and is located in . It is the north-western point of an islet called Jazirat Ras Rakan, but as the channel between this islet and the mainland is not passable for boats, Jazirat Ras Rakan may be regarded as forming the northern extremity of the promontory.
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  • Island
  • Description: point
  • Also known as
    “Jazīrat Ra’s Rakan”
    “Jazīrat Rakan”
    “Jazīrat Rukn”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ar-Ruʼays and Al Shamal.
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Town
, also spelled Al Ruwais, is a port town in the municipality of .
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is a municipality in the state of .

Ras Rakan

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Latitude
26.17563° or 26° 10′ 32″ north
Longitude
51.22992° or 51° 13′ 48″ east
Open location code
7HRH56GH+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 12982082
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
289678
Wiki­data ID
Q22948438

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ras Rakan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جَزِيرَة رَأْس رَكَن”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ركن”
  • Arabic: “رأس راكان”
  • Cebuano: “Ra’s Rakan”
  • Croatian: “Ras Rakan”
  • Greek: “Ρας Ρακάν”
  • Hausa: “Ras Rakan”
  • Japanese: “ラアス・ラーカーン”
  • Japanese: “ラス・ラカン”
  • Macedonian: “Ракан (’рт)”
  • Macedonian: “Ракан”
  • Russian: “Ракан”
  • Russian: “Рас-Ракан”
  • Turkish: “Res Rekan Burnu”
  • Ukrainian: “Рас-Ракан”
  • Uzbek: “Ras Rakan”

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