Period

Area of land cover (Km2)

Sabkha

Urban area

Coastal sand dunes

Smooth sand sheet

Agriculture

1985

103.2

20.9

34.2

353.28

-

1990

84.1

40.6

37.9

349.9

-

2001

122.1

64.6

26

297.89

1.97

2016

96.5

103.9

9.1

283.4

1.97