Farasan Island
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| Farasan | |
| Province | Jizan Province |
|---|---|
| Area | |
| - Total | 686 km² (264.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 1,000 |
Farasan Island (Arabic: جزيرة فرسان; transliterated: Jazyrat Farasan) is the largest island of the Farasan Islands, in the Red Sea. It is located some 50 km offshore from Jizan, the far southwestern part of Saudi Arabia. It is located at around . The main town on the island is Farasan.
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[edit] Farasan General Hospital
Farasan General Hospital was made in 1988 by the Saudi Government.
[edit] Jizan to Farasan
The total distance between Jizan and Farasan is 50KM.The Ship and flukas are used on this route.
[edit] Ship
The ticket of Ship is free of Cost. This ship carry 35-40 cars and The flukas are also used on this route. more than 60 people. Though the ship took 3hours on this route earlier, with the arrival of new ship a year back in 2006, it takes just 1.5 hours' journey.
The Saudi Government Replaced the old ships with 2 new temporary faster and larger ferryboats , the journey takes about 90 to 120 miutes and 2 trips daily each way
[edit] Ship Schedule
Farasan-Jizan 7:00 am Farasan-Jizan 3:00 pm
Jizan-Farasan 7:00 am Farasan-Jizan 3:00 pm
[edit] Flukas
The flukas are also used on this route.This flukas carry up to 12 passengers . The ticket price is SR50 per person each way . The fluka take 1hour on this route ,there is no fixed schedule for this kind of transportation , it can be hired at any time as long as you pay the cost of the minimum number of the passengers which is 6 or SR 300
[edit] Flukas Schedule
After on hour
[edit] External links
- Official
- Photos
