shipping routes, Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago. Since 2013, the island has been part of the Socotra Archipelago Governorate...
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The Socotra Archipelago (Arabic: أرخبيل سقطرى ʾArḫabīl Suquṭrā), officially the Socotra Archipelago Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أرخبيل سقطرى Muḥāfaẓat...
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Dracaena cinnabari (redirect from Socotra dragontree)
Dracaena cinnabari, the Socotra dragon tree or dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree native to the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen, located in the Arabian...
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Look up Socotra, socotra, or Soqotra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Socotra is an Island in Yemen. Socotra may also refer to: Socotra Governorate...
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The history of Socotra describes the cultures, events, peoples and strategic relevance for sea trade of what is Socotra, an island of the Republic of Yemen...
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The Battle of Socotra was a military engagement that took place on Socotra Island in 1507, and which resulted in the occupation of the Island by the Portuguese...
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troops with artillery and armored vehicles to the Yemeni archipelago of Socotra in the Guardafui Channel without prior coordination with the Yemeni government...
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Adenium obesum (redirect from Socotra desert rose)
stand of A. obesum var. socotranum, Socotra A. obesum var. socotranum, trunk of single extreme pachycaul specimen, Socotra Group of plants growing in scrubland...
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Socotra Airport (Arabic:مطار سقطرى) is an airport in Socotra, Yemen (IATA: SCT, ICAO: OYSQ). It is the only commercial airport that serves the Yemeni island...
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(in Socotri Shiq) is a town on the north-eastern coast of the island of Socotra (Yemen). It is located in the Hidaybu District on the eastern end of the...
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Guardafui Channel (redirect from Socotra Passage)
Asir-Socotra Strait, the Cape Guardafui Strait, the Guardafui-Socotra Channel Guardafui Channel Cape Guardafui Channel, Socotra Strait, and Socotra Passage...
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Mahra Sultanate (redirect from Banu Afrar Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra)
and Socotra (Arabic: الدولة المهرية للبر وسقطرى Al-Dawlah al-Mahrīyah lil-Barr wa-Suquṭrā) or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra (Arabic:...
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SS Socotra was a British general purpose cargo ship built for P&O and launched in 1896. The vessel served in commercial cargo service to and from Far...
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The Socotra Island xeric shrublands is a terrestrial ecoregion that covers the large island of Socotra and several smaller islands that constitute the...
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The geology of Socotra is part of the national geology of Yemen. Ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks are intruded by younger igneous rocks, overlain...
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Monocentropus balfouri (redirect from Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula)
described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. This tarantula is also called Socotra Island blue baboon tarantula, usually shortened to blue baboon tarantula...
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Punica protopunica (redirect from Socotra Pomegranate)
flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra (Yemen). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The...
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The Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is a threatened species of cormorant that is endemic to the Persian Gulf and the south-east coast of...
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The Socotra starling (Onychognathus frater) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It is endemic to Socotra island, which is off the southeast...
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island archipelago, Socotra. Hadibu Qalansiyah Qād̨ub Qashio Jo'oh Da'ira Steroh Mori Nait Di Asmo Erissel Ghubbah Suq Kinshia Kilmia Google Maps: Socotra...
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Portuguese Socotra (Portuguese: Socotorá Portuguesa) refers to the period during which the island of Socotra was ruled by the Portuguese Empire. Captured...
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125°10′56.81″E / 32.1229528°N 125.1824472°E / 32.1229528; 125.1824472 Socotra Rock, also known as Ieodo (Korean: 이어도; Hanja: 離於島; MR: Iŏdo), Parangdo...
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The Socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is endemic to the island of Socotra, where its natural habitat...
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Pseudochromis socotraensis (redirect from Socotra dottyback)
socotraensis, the Socotra dottyback, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pseudochromidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean around the Socotra Archipelago...
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Socotra is the largest island in the Socotra Archipelago, which also includes Abd al Kuri, Samhah, and Darsah. The islands are in the Indian Ocean east...
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Socotra Swahili is an extinct language that was spoken on Socotra Island in Yemen. It was reported to be spoken by a fifth of the island (c. 2,000 people)...
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Islands, Kamaran, and Perim, as well as Socotra in the Arabian Sea, belong to Yemen; the largest of these is Socotra. Many of the islands are volcanic; Jabal...
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Flag of Yemen (redirect from Flag of Socotra)
The national flag of Yemen (Arabic: علم اليمن, romanized: 'Alam al-Yaman) was adopted on 22 May 1990—the day of the Yemeni unification. The flag of Yemen...
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Hoq Cave (category Caves of Socotra)
Cave or Hawk Cave (Arabic: كهف هوق) is a limestone cave on the island of Socotra, Yemen. It is located in the Hala spot approximately 1.5 km from the north-eastern...
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The Socotra warbler (Incana incana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic within the genus Incana. It is endemic to Socotra. Its...
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