A small and isolated island, known as Telegraph Island and
previously called “Maqlab Island”, located in the middle of the
intrinsic nature of the blueness of water of the Gulf in Musandam
Governorate. The island is located on one of the most
famous Khor Sham, in the Wilayat Khasab.
The Telegraph Island is named after the crossing of the first
telegraph line in the Middle East, linking Mumbai in India and
Basra in Iraq. Historically, the submarine telegraph cable
from Gwadar reached the Barzah Maklab on February 9,
1864.
The island is famous for its best diving sites and kayaking.
