- Farasan Island
Infobox City
official_name = Farasan
mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
subdivision_type = Province
subdivision_name =Jizan Province
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area_total_km2 = 686
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population_as_of = 2004
population_total = 1000
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utc_offset = +3
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footnotes =Farasan Island (Arabic: جزيرة فرسان; transliterated: Jazyrat Farasan) is the largest island of the
Farasan Islands , in theRed Sea . It is located some 50 km offshore fromJizan , the far southwestern part ofSaudi Arabia . It is located at around coord|16|42|21|N|41|59|0|E|display=inline,title. The main town on the island is Farasan.Farasan General Hospital
Farasan General Hospital was made in 1988 by the Saudi Government.
Jizan to Farasan
The total distance between Jizan and Farasan is 50KM.The Ship and flukas are used on this route.
hip
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
hip Schedule
Farasan-Jizan 7:00 amFarasan-Jizan 3:00 pm
Jizan-Farasan 7:00 amFarasan-Jizan 3:00 pm
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
Flukas Schedule
After on hour
External links
;Official
* [http://www.farasan.org/ Farasan Islands Website]
* [http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200001/dreaming.of.farasan.htm Saudi Aramco World: Dreaming of Farasan]
* [http://www.alreem.com/protected/al-farasan.stm Protected Areas in the Arab World] ;Photos
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/meesho/39204142/in/set-905530/ Photo of the beach on the Farasan Island]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/meesho/41262388/ Photo of Farasan Island's antiquities]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/meesho/41261744/in/photostream/ Photo of Farasan Island's antiquities]
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