List of islands of Kuwait

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Kuwait has nine islands (ten including one former island). They are indicated on the NASA satellite image and listed in the table in order from north to south:


NASA Visible Color Satellite Image with islands of Kuwait
Island	Arabic	Area km²	Coordinates
northern mudflat islands (Al Jahra Governorate)
Warbah Island	جَزِيرَة وَرْبَة	37
Bubiyan Island	جَزِيرَة بُوبِيَان	863
Failaka with satellite islands (Al Asimah Governorate)
Miskan Island	جَزِيرَة مِسْكَان	0.75
Failaka Island	جَزِيرَة فَيْلَكَا	20
Auhah Island	جَزِيرَة عَوْهَة	0.35
islands of Kuwait Bay (Al Asimah Governorate)
Umm an Namil Island	جَزِيرَة أُمّ اَلنَّمْل	0.30
Shuwaikh Island¹⁾	جَزِيرَة قُرَيْن	0.012
southern islands (Al Ahmadi Governorate)
Kubbar Island	جَزِيرَة كُبَّر	0.11
Qaruh Island²⁾	جَزِيرَة قَارُوه	0.035
Umm al Maradim Island²⁾	جَزِيرَة أُمّ اَلْمَرَادِم	0.65
Islands of Kuwait		922
¹⁾ former island
²⁾ until December 18, 1969 part of the Neutral Zone

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