Socotra

Also known as Suqatra, Saqatri

Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. It is situated between the Gulf of Aden, the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, and lies near major shipping routes. The largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago, it comprises around 95% of the landmass of the archipelago. It lies south of the Arabian Peninsula and east of the Horn of Africa. The inhabitants of the island are called Socotrans, and they speak Arabic and Soqotri.

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Socotra is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean situated near major shipping routes between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa. The largest island in the Socotra archipelago, it is home to people called Socotrans who speak Arabic and Soqotri, and its strategic location makes it significant for regional maritime activity.

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Islands.name: Socotra
Islands.image_name: Socotra satview.jpg
Islands.image_caption: Landsat view of Socotra
Islands.image_size: 250px
Islands.pushpin_map: Yemen
Islands.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Yemen
Islands.pushpin_relief: yes
Islands.location: Between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea
Islands.archipelago: Socotra
Islands.length_km: 132
Islands.width_km: 50
Islands.area_km2: 3,796
Islands.highest_mount: Mashanig, Hajhir Mountains
Islands.elevation_m: 1,503
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Governorate
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Socotra Archipelago
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_3: Sub-districts
Islands.country_capital_and_largest_city: Hadibu

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Described at

Autentická Sokotra - Jemen - PlaceMania

Početné wádí s vodopádmi a prírodnými bazénmi, biele, prázdne pláže, piesočné duny a hory siahajúce do výšky viac ako 1 500 metrov. Sokotra je ideálnym miestom pre dobrodružných cestovateľov, ktorí nevyhľadávajú luxus turistických stredísk, ale napriek tomu si chcú dopriať exotický raj. Cesta sem je plná dobrodružstva, kempovania v divočine, trekovania exotickou krajinou a stretnutí s miestnymi dedinčanmi.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 42842
Area: 3796
Elevation: 1503
Official website: www.socotraisland.org
Image: Socotra satview.jpg
Width: 50
Length: 132

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Commons category: Socotra
described at URL: www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/autenticka-sokotra
native label: سقطرى

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Etymology
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Current ecological threats
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Socotra is unusual in hosting to a large number of species that are endemic; a third of its plant life is found nowhere else on Earth. Due to the island's unusual geography, it has been described as "the most alien-looking place on Earth". The island measures in length and across at its widest. In 2008, Socotra was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.