Mukawwa Island
Mukawwa Island is a small shore island of the Red Sea, at the northern entrance to Foul Bay in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. It is one of a small group of islands which in Foul Bay, including Rocky Island and St.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- Description: island in Egypt
- Also known as“Emerald Island”“Geziret Mikauwa‘”“Gezîret Mukawwa‘”“Jazirat Mukawwa`”“Mikauwa‘ Island”“Mukawar”“Sirnaka Island”
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Latitude
23.83787° or 23° 50′ 16″ north
Longitude
35.80792° or 35° 48′ 29″ east
Open location code
7GMQRRQ5+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Mukawwa Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة مكوع”
- Cebuano: “Jazīrat Mukawwa‘”
- Croatian: “Mukawwa”
- Dutch: “Mukawwa Island”
- French: “Île de Mikauwa”
- Greek: “Νήσος Μουκάουα”
- Polish: “Dżazirat Mukawwa”
- Polish: “Wyspa Mukawwa”
- Spanish: “Isla Mukawwa”
- Swedish: “Jazīrat Mukawwa‘”
- Turkish: “Mukavva Adası”
- Uzbek: “Mukavva oroli”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cape Banas and Dolphin Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sirnaka Island and Abu Echera.
Egypt: Highlights
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