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Pharaoh’s Island

Pharaoh's Island, whose current popular name is Coral Island, is a small island in the northern Gulf of Aqaba some 250 metres east off the shore of 's eastern . Some scholars identify this island port with biblical Ezion-Geber.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the north of the Gulf of Aqaba
  • Also known as: “Fara‘ūn”, “Fara‘ûn Island”, “Gezîra Fara‘ûn”, “Geziret el Qreiya”, “Jazirat al Qaryah”, “Jazīrat al Qaryah”, “Jazīrat Fir‘awn”, “Jazīrat Fir‘awn, Jazirat Firawn, Faraun”, “Jazirat Firawn”, “Jezirat Faraun”, and “Jezīrat Fir‘aun”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taba.

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, in the eastern peninsula of , is on the border with , close to the city and airport of . The area within one km of the border is a duty-free zone with a couple of large resort hotels, a few shops, the bus station and other amenities.

Pharaoh’s Island

Latitude
29.46287° or 29° 27′ 46″ north
Longitude
34.86009° or 34° 51′ 36″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7GXPFV76+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 14405890
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
356853
Wiki­data ID
Q933219
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Pharaoh’s Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة القرية”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة فرعون”
  • Arabic: “جزيره فرعون”
  • Armenian: “Փարավոնի կղզի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Fironlar adası”
  • Basque: “Faraoiaren uhartea”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Fira‘wn”
  • Chinese: “法老王島”
  • Czech: “Faraónův ostrov”
  • Czech: “Pharaoh’s Island”
  • Dutch: “Pharaoh’s Island”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة فرعون”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo de Faraono”
  • French: “île du Pharaon”
  • French: “Île du Pharaon”
  • French: “Jazirat Firawn”
  • German: “Coral Island”
  • German: “Gazirat Firaun”
  • German: “Gazīrat Firʿaun”
  • German: “Île de Graye”
  • German: “Île du Pharaon”
  • German: “Jazirat Firawn”
  • German: “Pharao-Insel”
  • German: “Pharaoh’s Island”
  • German: “Pharaonen-Insel”
  • German: “Pharaoneninsel”
  • Greek: “Νησί του Φαραώ”
  • Hebrew: “אי האלמוגים”
  • Hungarian: “Fáraó-sziget”
  • Italian: “Isola del Faraone”
  • Japanese: “ファラオ島”
  • Persian: “جزیره فرعون”
  • Polish: “Dżazirat Firaun”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Faraona”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha do Faraó”
  • Russian: “Фараонов остров”
  • Slovenian: “Faraonov otok”
  • Spanish: “Isla del Faraon”
  • Spanish: “Isla del Faraón”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat Fira‘wn”
  • Ukrainian: “Острів фараонів”
  • Urdu: “جزیرہ فرعون”

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