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Mukawwa Island

Native name: جزيرة مكوع
Geography
Location	Red Sea
Coordinates	23°50′06″N 35°48′31″E / 23.83500°N 35.80861°E / 23.83500; 35.80861
Total islands	1
Administration
Egypt
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Mukawwa Island (Arabic: جزيرة مكوع) is a small shore island of the Red Sea, at the northern entrance to Foul Bay in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.

It is one of a small group of islands which in Foul Bay, including Rocky Island and St. John's Island.

It is believed that it was once part of mainland Egypt and connected through Râs Banas, that however became separated through either erosion or rising sea levels

Notes

1. Jazīrat Mukawwa‘ sa Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-19; database download sa 2016-04-24
2. "Jazīrat Mukawwa' / Jazirat Mukawwa', Al Baḩr al Aḩmar, Egypt, Africa". travelingluck.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

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Red Sea islands	Green Island Pharaoh's Island Mukawwa Island St. John's Island Rocky Island Shadwan
Mediterranean Sea islands	Nelson's Island
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