Sajid Island

Sajid Island
Native name:
جزيرة السقيد
Sajid Island
Geography
LocationRed Sea, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates16°52′40″N 41°54′4″E / 16.87778°N 41.90111°E / 16.87778; 41.90111
ArchipelagoFarasan Islands
Adjacent toRed Sea
Area156 km2 (60 sq mi)
Administration
Jazan Province
Demographics
Population0
Additional information
Time zone
Area code017

Sajid Island or Segid Island is an inhabitaed coral-derived 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.