Sawadi Islands

Sawadi Islands
East side of the main island of Jabal 'Add seen from the sea (north), with an observation tower and a steep coast
Waters	Gulf of Oman
Geographical location	23 ° 47 '  N , 57 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 23 ° 47 '  N , 57 ° 47'  E
Number of islands	7th
Main island	Jebel 'Add
Total land area	0.27 km²
East side of the main island of Jebel 'Add as seen from the south

The Sawadi Islands ( Arabic جزر السّوادي, DMG Ǧuzur as-Sawādī ), not to be confused with the Djiboutian Sawabi Islands , are a small chain of islands belonging to Oman around 600 meters north of the eponymous headland Ras Sawadi on the al-Batina coast west of the city of Barka . The seven islands extend over a length of 3200 meters. The western end of the ad-Dimaniyat Islands is around 17 kilometers northeast.

geography

Jabal 'Add (جبل عد), which is also called Sawadi Island (جزيرة السوادي), is the largest, most easterly and closest to the coast of the seven islands. It is over 1100 meters long, reaches its greatest width of 440 meters near its eastern end and has an area of ​​21 hectares . There is also an observation tower on the highest elevation, just 60 meters from the steep drop to the coast 120 meters away. There is a helipad next to the tower . The island reaches a height of 87 meters, while the remaining six islands in the group are between 15 and 37 meters high. The area of ​​the islands varies between 800 square meters (0.08 hectares) and 21 hectares.

 Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

The individual islands from east to west

island	Arabic	Area ha	location	Remarks
Jebel 'Add	جبل عد	21st	23 ° 47 ′ 13.0 "  N , 057 ° 47 ′ 45.0"  E	Main island, easternmost and southernmost island
Jazīrat Jabal	جزيرة جبل	0.7	23 ° 47 '29.2 "  N , 057 ° 47' 12.4"  E
Jazīrat Juzair	جزيرة جزير	0.9	23 ° 47 '22.3 "  N , 057 ° 47' 00,7"  O
Jazīrat ad-Dīmānīyāt	جزيرة الديمانيات	0.1	23 ° 47 '26.5 "  N , 057 ° 46' 57.1"  E	smallest of the seven islands
Maqbara	مقبرة	2.9	23 ° 47 '13.4 "  N , 057 ° 46' 58.2"  E	second largest island
Jazīrat al-'Alīm	جزيرة العليم	0.2	23 ° 47 '27.5 "  N , 057 ° 46" 37.5 "  E
Jazīrat Qat'a	جزيرة قطعة	0.8	23 ° 47 ′ 41.6 "  N , 057 ° 46 ′ 25.1"  E	northernmost and westernmost island
Juzur as-Sawādī	جزر السّوادي	27	23 ° 47 ′ 20.0 ″  N , 057 ° 47 ′ 03.0 ″  E	Island chain (7 islands)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MICHAEL J. MCGRADY, WAHEED AL FAZARI, MANSOOR AL JAHDHAMI, MARTIN FISHER, ANDY Y. KWARTENG, HARTMUT WALTER & MADAN K. OLI: Island accessibility and distance from beach influence nesting success of Sooty Falcons Falco concolor in Oman , Ibis (2018 ), international journal of avian science, p. 4
2. ^ National Geospatial Intelligence Agency: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 172: 11.16 Jazair Suwadi , p. 236

Web links

Commons : Sawadi Islands  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Photo of the main island with observation tower, from the mainland
• Photo of the main island with observation tower, from the mainland
• Oblique aerial view with observation tower and helipad
• Complete picture of the main island (Youtube)