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Sajid Island

Coordinates : 16°52′40″N 41°54′4″E / 16.87778°N 41.90111°E / 16.87778; 41.90111 Sajid Island or Segid Island is an inhabited coral island off the south-western coast of Saudi Ar...

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Coordinates: 16°52′40″N41°54′4″E / 16.87778°N 41.90111°E / 16.87778; 41.90111

Sajid Island or Segid Island is an inhabited coral island off the south-western coast of Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Farasan Islands archipelago, located in the southern Red Sea. It is the second-largest island in the archipelago after Greater Farasan. Both islands are connected by a bridge. 24 km long and 12 km wide, the island covers an area of 156.0 km2 and its shoreline is 82.7 km.[1]

Natural features include coastal mangrove fringes dominated by Avicennia marina, and coral reefs.[2]

References

  1. ↑"Farasan Island and Sajid Island, on the red sea, in Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  2. ↑Pavlopoulos, Kosma (10 November 2018). "Geomorphological changes in the coastal area of Farasan Al-Kabir Island (Saudi Arabia) since mid Holocene based on a multi-proxy approach". Quaternary International. 493: 198–211. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2018.06.004.