 The name comes from Coptic ⲥⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲣⲓ "Sanufri" which itself comes from Egyptian "s.t-n-nfr.t", "place of good profit".On 9 April 2016, the Egyptian government declared that Sanafir and Tiran Island fall within the territorial waters of Saudi Arabia, as codified in the maritime border agreement signed with the government of Saudi Arabia on the previous day.However, the agreement had to be ratified by the Parliament of Egypt.