Farasan Islands Protected Area is located in the southeastern part of the Red Sea, it is about 42 km off the coast of Jazan. The protected area has a area of about 5,408 square kilometers. The Farasan Islands Protected Area comprises more than 84 islands, the largest of which is The Farasan al'Kabir (Greater Farasan) island, The Saqid or (Lesser Farasan) island, and Qummah island. These islands are inhabited by people, the majority of which are working with fishing, millet and maize cultivation.
The Farasan island is made up of reef limestone with heights between 10 to 20 meters above sea level, in some area height could reach 40 meters above sea level while the highest elevation is 75 meters above sea level, these elevations are called mountains locally. There is a number of short valleys that pour into the sea. The coasts are covered with calcareous white sands resulting from the fragmentation of corals and sea shells.
