Farasan Island


Farasan Island 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. The "Farasan island marine sanctuary" has been created around the island to protect biodiversity.

Farasan General Hospital

Farasan General Hospital was built in September 1986 by the Saudi government. Chaired under Dr. Ahmed, it has 35 doctors for various specialization. Advanced facilities are available here.

Jizan to Farasan

The distance between Jizan and Farasan is. Both ferries and flukas are used on this route.
Ferry passage is free. The ferry carries 35–40 cars and can accommodate about 800 people. New ferries were put into service in 2006, cutting travel time between Jizan and Farasan from three hours to one. There are two ferry trips each way daily
The flukas carry up to twelve passengers. The flukas take an hour to make the crossing and operate by hire rather than on a fixed schedule, with at a cost of SR50 per passenger with a minimum charge of SR350.