Kubbar is a sandy island of Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

 in the Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...

, covered with shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

. It is located roughly 30 kilometers off the southern coast of Kuwait and 29 kilometres off the coast of Failaka

Failaka Island

Failaka Island is an island that belongs to Kuwait in the Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the Persian Gulf. The name 'Failaka' is thought to be derived from the ancient Greek φυλάκιο - fylakio "outpost"....

. The island is nearly circular, with a diameter of 370 to 380 meters, corresponding to an area of about 11 ha

Hectare

The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...

. It is sandy, with low coasts and sparsely vegetated. The island is inhabited by various forms of wildlife.

Around six Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

i soldiers killed in the Gulf War

Gulf War

The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...

 of 1991 lie buried on the island. Their graves are marked discreetly, in the Islamic manner.

Kubbar is surrounded by coral reefs and is therefore popular with scuba divers

Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

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The Coral Reefs in this region are included in the regular ongoing voluntary work of the renowned award-winning Kuwait Dive Team (KDT) - a group voted by United Nations as the best in the world. To have more information about Kubbar Island you can visit http://www.kubbarisland.com/kubbar.htm

Coordinates: 29°04′20″N 48°29′36″E

Kubbar Island Website: http://www.kubbarisland.com/