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Encyclopedia > List of islands of Kuwait

Kuwait has nine islands (ten including one former island). They are indicated on the NASA satellite image and listed in the table in order from north to south: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ...

NASA Visible Color Satellite Image with islands of Kuwait
Island Arabic Area km² Coordinates
northern mudflat islands (Al Jahra Governorate)
Warbah Island جَزِيرَة وَرْبَة 37       29°59′38″N, 48°04′00″E
Bubiyan Island جَزِيرَة بُوبِيَان 863       29°44′41″N, 48°21′03″E
Failaka with satellite islands (Al Asimah Governorate)
Miskan Island جَزِيرَة مِسْكَان 0.75   29°29′05″N, 48°15′05″E
Failaka Island جَزِيرَة فَيْلَكَا 20       29°26′26″N, 48°20′05″E
Auhah Island جَزِيرَة عَوْهَة 0.35   29°22′40″N, 48°26′21″E
islands of Kuwait Bay (Al Asimah Governorate)
Umm an Namil Island جَزِيرَة أُمّ اَلنَّمْل 0.30   29°22′54″N, 47°52′01″E
Shuwaikh Island1) جَزِيرَة قُرَيْن 0.012 29°21′16″N, 47°54′35″E
southern islands (Al Ahmadi Governorate)
Kubbar Island جَزِيرَة كُبَّر 0.11   29°04′20″N, 48°29′36″E
Qaruh Island2) جَزِيرَة قَارُوه 0.035 28°49′12″N, 48°46′27″E
Umm al Maradim Island2) جَزِيرَة أُمّ اَلْمَرَادِم 0.65   28°40′42″N, 48°39′10″E
Islands of Kuwait   922        
1) former island
2) until December 18, 1969 part of the Neutral Zone

Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mudflats in Brewster, Massachusetts extending hundreds of yards offshore at the low tide. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Warbah is an island belonging to Kuwait, located to its far north. ... Bubiyan Island is the largest island in the Kuwaiti coastal island chain. ... The Al Asimah (Arabic: ألعاصمه ) governate of Kuwait consists of Kuwait City and the sourounding suburbs of Shuwaik, Shamiya, Dahiya Abduallah al Salem, Dasmam, Bnied Al-Gar, Nuzha, Fayha, Adiliya, Khaldiya, Yarmouk, Qurtoba (Qortuba), and Kaifan. ... Miskan Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Persian Gulf off Kuwait. ... Failaka Island (Arabic: ‎)is an island in Kuwait, 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City. ... Auhah Island is a small island belonging to Kuwait. ... The Al Asimah (Arabic: ألعاصمه ) governate of Kuwait consists of Kuwait City and the sourounding suburbs of Shuwaik, Shamiya, Dahiya Abduallah al Salem, Dasmam, Bnied Al-Gar, Nuzha, Fayha, Adiliya, Khaldiya, Yarmouk, Qurtoba (Qortuba), and Kaifan. ... Umm al Namil (Mother of ants) is an island belonging to Kuwait, located within Kuwait Bay. ... The Al Ahmadi Governorate (Arabic:الاحمدي) is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. ... Kubbar is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait. ... Qaruh is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait which received its name from the large amounts of petroleum sediments in the area (known as Qar in arabic). ... Umm al Maradim (Mother of boulders) is an island belonging to the state of Kuwait. ... The Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone, also known as the Divided Zone, is an area of 5,770 km² between the borders of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait that was left undefined when the border was established by the Uqair Convention of December 2, 1922. ...

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This article describes the geography of Kuwait. ... This is a list of islands in the world grouped by oceans and by continents. ...

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