Sajid Island
Native name: جزيرة السقيد | |
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Sajid Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Red Sea, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 16°52′40″N 41°54′4″E / 16.87778°N 41.90111°E |
| Archipelago | Farasan Islands |
| Adjacent to | Red Sea |
| Area | 156 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Jazan Province | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Area code | 017 |
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
- ^ "Farasan Island and Sajid Island, on the red sea, in Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- ^ 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.