Halul Island

Qatar / al-Hawr / ad-Dahirah /
Halul Island is a commercially important island for the State of Qatar located around 100 kilometers North East, of the city of Doha. The Island is roughly oval in shape and occupies an area of approximately 1.5 square kilometers, extending a maximum of 1.7 km in the North/South direction and 1.3 km in the East/West direction. The Island is hilly, rising to an elevation of 202 feet.
The crude oil from various fields is received at Halul Island via subsea pipelines for storage into tanks farms and processed for further export.

There are at least two high voltage power cables between Halul and Qatar proper. Youtube video of the cable installation is out there.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halul_Island
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   25°40'26"N   52°24'37"E

Comments

  • Very interesting Info . thanks Mohammad
  • There is any mobile network or not? Please reply me
  • yes there is mobile 2G AND 3G as well
  • Want to go there for holiday! How go to the island, by boat?
  • Halul island is an industrial area,that including crud oil storage tank farms and offshore support accommodations and other fecilities. Unfortunately this is under Qatar petroleum and entry to tourists are prohibited.
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