Farasan Islands

Farasan Islands
Native name:
جزر فرسان
Al-Rifai House built in traditional Farasani architecture
Farasan Islands is located in Saudi Arabia
Farasan Islands
Farasan Islands
Geography
Coordinates16°48′00″N 41°51′00″E / 16.80000°N 41.85000°E / 16.80000; 41.85000
TypeCoral
Total islands176
Administration
ProvinceJazan Province
Largest cityFarasan
Demographics
Population13,529 (2022)[1]
Additional information
Time zone
Postal code88XXX
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The Farasan Islands (Arabic: جزر فرسان; transliterated: Juzur Farasān) are a small group of coral islands approximately 40 km off the coast of Jizan in the Red Sea, belonging to Saudi Arabia.[2]

The government provides free ferry rides twice a day to Farasan Islands from Jizan Port. The largest island of the archipelago is Farasan Island; others include Sajid Island and Zufaf Island. The islands are a popular tourist destination. In recent years the Saudi government has tried to increase the tourism quality and worth (as part of a larger tourism drive in the country) of the Islands in order to attract even more visitors.[3]

  1. ^ "بوابة الهيئة - الصفحة الرئيسية". portal.saudicensus.sa (in Arabic).
  2. ^ "Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia". www.plantdiversityofsaudiarabia.info. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. ^ "A Trip to Farasan Islands".