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.