Farasan Islands

Farasan Islands
Native name: جزر فرسان
	Al-Rifai House built in traditional Farasani archeticture
	Farasan Islands
Geography
Coordinates	16°48′00″N 41°51′00″E / 16.80000°N 41.85000°E
Type	Coral
Total islands	176
Administration
	Saudi Arabia
Province	Jazan Province
Largest city	Farasan
Demographics
Population	13,529 (2022)
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC+3);
Postal code	88XXX

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]

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

[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".

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