Purple Island

Al Khor · Qatar

Purple Island, Qatar
Photo: Mohamod Fasil, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Good to know

Best time to go
November to March
Coordinates
Open in maps

A small mangrove-fringed island near Al Khor once a center for extracting purple dye from sea snails. Boardwalks and shallow tidal channels make it a quiet spot for birdwatching.

Where next?

The world is wide open.

Sources