Sir Abu Nu'ayr
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Sir Abu Nuʽayr (Arabic: صِيْر أَبُو نُعَيْر, romanized: Ṣīr Abū Nuʽayr), Sir Bu Nuʽayr (Arabic: صِيْر بُو نُعَيْر, romanized: Ṣīr Bū Nuʿayr), or Sir al Qawasim (Arabic: صِيْر ٱلْقَوَاسِم, romanized: Ṣīr Al-Qawāsim; also romanized as Sir Abu Neir, Sir Bu Nair or Sir Bu Nuair) is an island in the Persian Gulf.
Quick Facts Native name: صِيْر أَبُو نُعَيْرNickname: Sir Bu Nuʽayr (صِيْر بُو نُعَيْر) Sir Al Qawasim (صِيْر ٱلْقَوَاسِم, Geography ...
Native name: صِيْر أَبُو نُعَيْر Nickname: Sir Bu Nuʽayr (صِيْر بُو نُعَيْر) Sir Al Qawasim (صِيْر ٱلْقَوَاسِم | |
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Geography | |
Location | Persian Gulf |
Coordinates | 25°13′54″N 54°13′20″E |
Area | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi)[1] |
Length | 4.25 km (2.641 mi)[1] |
Width | 4 km (2.5 mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 81 m (266 ft)[1] |
Administration | |
Emirate | Sharjah |
Official name | Sir Bu Nair Island Protected Area |
Designated | 2 December 2013 |
Reference no. | 2191[2] |
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Lying 65 kilometres (40 mi)[3] off the coast of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, roughly 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Abu Dhabi city, and 103 kilometres (64 mi) west of Dubai, it belongs to the Emirate of Sharjah.[4][5][6]