Dahlak Archipelago

Dahlak Archipelago

The Dahlak Archipelago is an island group located in the Red Sea near Massawa, Eritrea. It consists of two large and 124 small islands. The pearl fisheries of the archipelago have been famous since Roman times and still produce a substantial number of pearls. Only four of the islands are...

 

• Dahlak Kebir
  Dahlak Kebir
  Dahlak Kebir is the largest island of the Dahlak Archipelago. Situated in the Red Sea off of the coast of Eritrea, it was formerly called Dahlak Deset.-Overview:Dahlak Kebir has a population of around 2,500 people speaking Dahlik...
  
   (formerly Dehalak Deset)
• Dhuladhiya
• Dissei
• Dohul
• Erwa
• Harat
• Harmil
  Harmil
  Harmil is an uninhabitated island in Eritrea and part of the Dahlak Archipelago.-See also:*List of islands of Africa...
  
  
• Howakil
• Isra-Tu
• Nahaleg
  Nahaleg
  Nahaleg is an island in the Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea. It has an area of 105 km2....
  
  
• Nora
• Shumma

Other islands in the Red Sea

Red Sea

The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...

 

• Fatuma
• Halib
• Hanish Islands
  Hanish Islands
  The Hanish Islands are an island group in the Red Sea. Most of them are a part of Yemen, but before 1998–1999 they were claimed by Eritrea as well. After a long trial with an international court under the guidance of Dr...
  
  
• Howakil Islands
• Massawa Island