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Al Safliya Island () is an island located off the coast of
Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...
, the capital city of Qatar. The island is located 3 miles north of
Ras Abu Aboud Ras Abu Aboud () is a Qatari district in the municipality of Doha. It is an industrial district containing power and desalination plants. It accommodates one of Qatar's three major power stations which supply electricity to the whole country. The d ...
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.'' A popular tourist destination among locals, journey by boat from Doha takes roughly 30 to 40 minutes.


Etymology

In
Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
, the island's name translates to "lower" or "bottom", referring to its location to the south of
Al Aaliya Island Al Aaliya Island () is an island located off the coast of the Municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Daayen in Qatar, north of The Pearl-Qatar, The Pearl. Etymology In Arabic language, Arabic, the island's name translates to "upper" or "top ...
.


Description

Al Safliya Island is about 2 miles long east to west, very narrow, and curves with the northern side of the
Doha Port Doha Port () is a census-designated port district in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Doha Port is centrally located in Doha, and is adjacent to some of the country's most popular tourist destinations such as Doha Corniche and Souq Waqif. Mila ...
; it is low, sandy and has clusters of grass. The northern reef projects 1 ½ miles southeastward from the island; it is mainly sand, and outside the entrance trends northeastward and northward for some miles. Unlike Halul or Shra'ouh, which rest on ancient igneous and metamorphic rock formations, Al Safliya is primarily composed of
coral reef A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in group ...
structures, similar to nearby Al Aaliya.


Conservation

In 2015, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment initiated a clean-up campaign for the island of Al Safliya which included removing the waste and plastic cans that have been left on the island by visitors. They also installed 35 pergolas.


See also

* List of islands of Qatar


References

Doha Islands of Qatar {{Qatar-geo-stub