Islands around Qatar

Palm Tree Island

Situated about a 10-minute boat ride from the Corniche, Palm Tree Island has children and family amenities, restaurants and cafés, and water sports facilities along with beaches for swimming in the warm waters of the Gulf.

Ishat Island

Located on the southeastern portion of the country, Ishat Island has a total area of about 20 square kilometres. It consists of three flat-topped islets bordered with light coloured cliffs and two detached rocks lying northeast of Khor Al-Udaid.

Shra'o Island

Situated about 48 kilometres northeast of Ishat Island, Shra'o Island rises to 36.5' and has many hummocks. There is also a small fringed reef and a sandy beach used by turtles to lay their eggs. Just three hours away from Doha by speedboat, Shra'o Island serves as a haven to thousands of seabirds.

Haloul Island

This hilly island rises to an elevation of 190 feet and is surrounded by excellent fishing grounds. The seabed is made up of coral reefs with a large variety of magnificent and beautiful coral fish and offers wonderful opportunities for scuba divers to observe marine life.

Al-Saflia Island

Just a 15-minute boat ride from Doha, Al-Saflia Island is considered a tourist resort - even with its tiny size of .8 square kilometres.

Alia Island

To the west and complimenting Al-Saflia Island lies the small land mass of Alia Island - just slightly over 2 square kilometres in size.