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Tarout Island is of economic and natural importance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The island is famous for its rich history which dates back to more than five thousand years before Christ (BC,) as estimated by some historians. Consequently, it is one of the oldest parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and the fourth largest island in the Arabian Gulf after Qeshm, Bubiyan, and the Kingdom of Bahrain. History of Tarout Island Tarout Island was given numerous names, including the Phoenician names Tyro...

Shura Island is the main island of the Red Sea Project on the west coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The archipelago, including the island, is home to the world's fourth-largest barrier reef system, untouched corals, and is inhabited by several endangered species, with an area of ​​5.6 km 2 . The dolphin-shaped island of Shura represents the main gateway to the Red Sea Project, one of the world's most ambitious renewable tourism projects. The project area is 28 thousand km 2 ,...

Farasan Island is one of the tourists and natural attractions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest Saudi island and the second-largest island in the Red Sea after the Eritrean island of Dahlak. Farasan Island location Farasan Island is located in the far southwest of the Kingdom and is part of Jazan region. It is surrounded by an archipelago known as the Farasan Islands, consisting of approximately two hundred islands of various sizes, making up 15.6 percent of the total number of ...

The Saudi Islands in the Arabian Gulf are a cluster of islands situated within the international maritime boundaries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom borders the Arabian Gulf to the east, boasting two coastlines spanning approximately 1,200 km. These islands, totaling about 135 and comprising 11 percent of the Kingdom's island count, vary in origin and composition. Since the advent of oil discovery, they served as export ports, petroleum refineries, and sorting facilities. The e...

The Coral Reefs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are solid limestone rocks formed in layers with small tubular cavities inhabited by coral animals. They are spread across the territorial waters of the Kingdom in the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf, covering an area of about 6,660 km² in the Kingdom. Their diversity is less in the Arabian Gulf due to the lack of suitable environmental conditions for coral growth. The Red Sea is considered one of the richest seas in the world in terms of diverse cora...

Saudi Islands are those located within the Kingdom's three waterfronts (the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf, and the Gulf of Aqaba) with a total length of 3,800 km. They are different in terms of origin and composition. Most of them are coral in origin, while the others are either sandy, continental or volcanic. Number of islands in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The Kingdom has around 1,300 islands, 88.5 percent of which are located in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba (1,150 islands,) and 11.5 pe...