Umm al-FayyÃÂrin is an island in Musandam Governorate of Oman located in Sea of Oman. It lies 5.9 km east of RaâÂÂs BÃÂshin of the Musandam Peninsula in the Sea of Oman.
In Persian this island is called Kuh-e KhÃÂg (éÃÂàîçï) which means egg mountain in reference to its popularity with sea birds in the nesting season. This name is given to the island by the people of Kumzar who live in this area.
Its Arabic name is also written as Faiyarin, FaiyÃÂrën, Umm al Faiyarin, Umm al Faiyarin Island, Umm al FaiyÃÂrën, Umm al FaiyÃÂrën Island, Umm al Fayarin.
Its UTM position is DP59 and its Joint Operation Graphics reference is NG40-06.