Islands around Qatar
Palm Tree Island - Situated about a ten-minute
dhow trip from the Corniche, 
Palm Tree Islands offers entertainment for the
whole family. Swimming pools and beach access with shallow and deeper swimming
areas, children’s play area, beautiful gardens as well as restaurants and
cafés.
Ishat Island
Located on the southeastern portion of the
country, Ishat Island has a total area of about 20 square kilometres. It
consists of three flat-topped islets bordered with light coloured cliffs and two
detached rocks lying northeast of Khor
Al-Udaid.
Shra’o
Island
Situated about 48
kilometres northeast of Ishat Island, Shra’o Island rises to 36.5’ and has many
hummocks. There is also a small fringed reef and a sandy beach used by turtles
to lay their eggs. Just three hours away from Doha by speedboat, Shra’o Island
serves as a haven to thousands of seabirds.
Haloul Island
This hilly island rises to an elevation of 190
feet and is surrounded by excellent fishing grounds. The seabed is made up of
coral reefs with a large variety of magnificent and beautiful coral fish and
offers wonderful opportunities for scuba divers to observe marine
life.
Al-Saflia Island
Just a 15-minute boat ride from Doha, Al-Saflia
Island is considered a tourist resort – even with its tiny size of .8 square
kilometres.
Alia Island
To the west and complimenting Al-Saflia Island
lies the small land mass of Alia Island – just slightly over 2 square kilometres
in size.