Sacadin

Sa'ad ad-Din island
Sa'ad ad-Din island
Sa'ad ad-Din island
Geography
LocationSomalia
CoordinatesFrom 11°26′11″N 43°27′46″E / 11.4363°N 43.4629°E / 11.4363; 43.4629 to 11°21′N 43°28′E / 11.350°N 43.467°E / 11.350; 43.467
ArchipelagoZeila Archipelago
Administration
Demographics
Ethnic groupsUninhabited

Sacadin is the largest of the six Somalia islands of the Zeila Archipelago, off the coast of Somalia. It has an area of 7.2 square kilometers (about 720 hectares) and is mostly desert, although 2 portions of the island have abundant vegetation. It is 11.5 kilometers long and is located 5.4 kilometers north of the coast of Somalia, near the border with Djibouti.

Its surface area is comparatively larger than that of Gibraltar and 3 times that of Monaco.

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