page_title: Farasan Islands
hierarchical_section_title: Farasan Islands
caption_attribution_description: English: Twitter image from US Astronaut Terry Virts of the Red Sea in the Middle East on Feb. 09, 2015. Terry labeled it "earth art." Terry is a flight engineer of Expedition 42 on the International Space Station.
context_page_description: The Farasan Islands are a small group of coral islands approximately 40 km off the coast of Jizan in the Red Sea, belonging to Saudi Arabia.
  The government provides free ferry rides twice a day to Farasan Islands from Jizan Port. The largest island of the archipelago is Farasan Island; others include Sajid Island and Zufaf Island. The islands are a popular tourist destination.
context_section_description: The Farasan Islands (Arabic: جزر فرسان‎; transliterated: Juzur Farasān) are a small group of coral islands approximately 40 km off the coast of Jizan in the Red Sea, belonging to Saudi Arabia.   
  The government provides free ferry rides twice a day to Farasan Islands from Jizan Port. The largest island of the archipelago is Farasan Island; others include Sajid Island and Zufaf Island. The islands are a popular tourist destination.
caption: The Farasan Islands viewed from the ISS
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