Jabal Hassan Island

Jabal Hassan Island is an inhabited island. It is also known as 'al-Hassani' after the mountain located on it. It is one of the islands in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia situated on the Red Sea coast, southwest of Ummlujj Governorate affiliated with Tabuk Province. The island's maximum length is about 5.6 km, and it is separated from the coast by a distance of 7.2 NM.

Jabal Hassan Island is located southwest of Ummlujj Governorate in Tabuk Province, northwest of Ras al-Shabaan, specifically at the intersection of longitude 12-05-37 E with latitude 10-58-24 N. The island is 9.8 NM from Ummlujj Governorate and 7.2 NM from the Saudi coast.

The island extends longitudinally from the northwest to the southeast. It is one of the islands on a coral barrier extending to the north and northeast, with a slight extension from the southwest of the island. Deep waters surround the northwest side of the island. There are several small islands around it, such as Maliha Island to the northeast, Umm Sahar Island to the east, Lubna Island to the west, and a navigational passage leading to Ummlujj Port in the south.

Jabal Hassan Island is rocky, with most of its areas elevated above the surface. The southeastern and eastern parts of the island include sandy coastal plains, while the surface gradually rises towards the west. Jabal Hassan consists of several summits, the highest of which reaches about 165 m, then they sharply descend towards the west, ending in rocky cliffs and ledges at the coast. A sandy spit extends from the southwest end of the island and deepens into the sea.

The island is not devoid of life; it is inhabited by fishermen who live in huts on the island's mountain. Some plants grow between the summits and on the southern slope of the mountain. The island also has some reefs concentrated in the west and northwest, and it is home to large numbers of turtles.