Brothers Islands
El Ikhwa Islands, commonly known as Brothers Islands, are two small Red Sea islands in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: two islands in the Egyptian Red Sea
- Also known as: “Ahkaween”, “Al Ikhwan”, “El Ikhwa”, “El Ikhwa Islands”, “Ikhwān”, “Jazīrat al Ikhwān”, “The Brothers”, and “The Brothers Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brothers Islands Lighthouse.
Brothers Islands Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: jon hanson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brothers Islands Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse located on The Brothers, Egypt, an island in the Red Sea, 65 km east of al-Qusayr. Built by the British in 1883 and renovated in 1993, the lighthouse is operated by the Egyptian Navy.
Brothers Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Red Sea, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Brothers Islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر الإخوة”
- Cebuano: “Al Ikhwān”
- Czech: “Bratrské ostrovy”
- Dutch: “Brothers Islands”
- French: “îles El Ikhwa”
- French: “Îles El Ikhwa”
- German: “Brother Islands”
- German: “El Akhawein”
- German: “Ǧuzur al-Iḫwa”
- Greek: “Νησιά Αδελφοί”
- Polish: “Dżuzur al-Ichwa”
- Polish: “Wyspy Braci”
- Swedish: “Al Ikhwān”
- Ukrainian: “Ель-Іхва”
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Highlights include South Island and North Island.
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