Zirku Island
Zirku Island is an island in the Persian Gulf about 87 miles northwest of the city of Abu Dhabi and belongs to the United Arab Emirates. The island is 7.47 km2 in size and has a height of 161 meters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in the United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Az Zarqā’”, “Jazīrat Zarkā”, “Jazīrat Zīrkū”, “Jaztal Zarakkūh”, “Jezīrat Zirko”, “Zarakkawh”, “Zarakkuh”, “Zarkoh Island”, “Zarqa”, “Zirko Island”, “Zirku”, and “Zirkūh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zirku Airport.
Zirku Airport
Aerodrome
Zirku Airport is a private airfield operated by the Zakum Development Company. It serves the oil field at Zirku Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Zirku Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.87915° or 24° 52′ 45″ northLongitude
53.07531° or 53° 4′ 31″ eastPopulation
1,000Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)United Nations Location Code
AE ZUROpen location code
7HPMV3HG+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 13649170OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
290410Wikidata ID
Q205852
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Zirku Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة زركوه”
- Bengali: “জিরকু দ্বীপ”
- Catalan: “Zirkuh”
- Cebuano: “Zirkūh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جزيره زركوه”
- German: “Zirku”
- Hebrew: “זירקו”
- Persian: “جزیره زرکوه”
- Polish: “Zirku (wyspa)”
- Polish: “Zirkuh”
- Swedish: “Zirkuh (ö)”
- Swedish: “Zirkuh”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zirku ADMA-OPCO Power Plant and SARB North Island ADNOC Offshore.
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