Umm an Namil Island

Umm al Namil (Arabic: جزيرة ام النمل‎)(Translation: Mother of ants) is an island belonging to Kuwait, located within Kuwait Bay, in Persian Gulf. It is known to be the site of several archeological finds, mainly from the Islamic era, and the bronze age. The island is at shortest, 600 metres (2,000 feet) away from the Kuwaiti mainland.

Coordinates: 29°22′54″N 47°52′01″E / 29.38167°N 47.86694°E / 29.38167; 47.86694

Islands of Kuwait

Inhabited islands	Bubiyan Failaka Shuwaikh Umm al Maradim Umm an Namil

Uninhabited islands	Auhah Kubbar Miskan Qaruh Warbah

Islands of Kuwait at commons

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