وهى بحكم موقعها تعد منفــذا طبيعيــا لشمــال شرق الجزيرة العربية مما أكسبها أهمية تجارية منذ أمد بعيد.
By virtue of its location, it forms a natural access to the north-east of the Arabian peninsula, as a result of which it has long been of commercial significance.