Halul Island, Qatar

Halul Island, Qatar is a submarine cable landing point in Qatar (coordinates 25.6686°, 52.4203°). It serves 1 submarine cable system, making it a single-cable landing in Qatar's international connectivity infrastructure.

Halul Island is one of the most important islands belonging to the State of Qatar. Lying about 90 km (56 mi) northeast of Doha, it serves as a storage area and loading terminal for oil from the surrounding offshore fields. One of the main bases for the Qatari Navy is located in Halul. The Coasts and Borders Security also have a base of operations on the island. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Connectivity profile

From Halul Island, Qatar, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 1 cable system. Destinations include Qatar, United Arab Emirates. This location depends on a single cable system — a characteristic that makes it strategically sensitive to physical disruptions.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Halul Island, Qatar in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Qatar-U.A.E. Submarine Cable System (2004) — Qatar-U.A.E. Submarine Cable System is a point-to-point submarine cable linking United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Landing at Abu Dhabi, Das Island, Doha, Halul Island, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.