7 28 82 30 86 32 90 34 93 34 | A Latin inscription dating from 144 AD has been found on the island which attests to the construction of a garrison |
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In the long dry period high temperatures are usually dominant | At the time, the Farasan Islands supported a small industry |
The largest island of the archipelago is ; others include and.
Retrieved on April 14, 2017• If this is correct, it would make the Farasan Islands the farthest Roman outpost, being nearly 4000 km from Rome itself | Oceanic animals include , , and several species of including endangered and critically endangered and turtles, , and several species of and whales with occasional visits by others such as |
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The government provides free ferry rides twice a day to Farasan Islands from Jizan Port | It is believed that the islands may have been attached to the province of , before being transferred to some time before 144 AD |