Socotra

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Socotra is a remote Yemeni island renowned for its unique biodiversity and otherworldly landscapes, including the iconic dragon’s blood trees.

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instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
island
administeredBy Socotra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Socotra Governorate
adminRegion Socotra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Socotra Governorate
archipelagoIncludes Abd al Kuri
Darsa
Samhah
capital Hadibu
climate semi-arid climate
tropical desert climate
continent Asia
country Yemen
distanceFromHornOfAfrica about 240 km
distanceFromYemeniMainland about 380 km
hasAirport Socotra Airport
hasEndemicSpecies many endemic bird species
many endemic invertebrate species
many endemic plant species
many endemic reptile species
hasLandscapeFeature Hajhir Mountains
coastal plains
karst caves
limestone plateaus
hasNotableFlora Desert rose
cucumber tree
dragon’s blood tree
knownFor dragon’s blood trees
high endemism
otherworldly landscapes
unique biodiversity
languageFamily Modern South Arabian languages
largestCity Hadibu
locatedIn Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
marineBiodiversity diverse fish species
rich coral reefs
ocean Indian Ocean
partOf Socotra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Socotra Archipelago
primaryLanguage Soqotri language
recognizedAsWorldHeritageBy UNESCO
religionMajority Islam
sea Arabian Sea
sovereignState Yemen
threatenedBy climate change
invasive species
overgrazing
unregulated development
timeZone UTC+3
traditionalInhabitants Soqotri people
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2008

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Indian Ocean hasMajorIsland Socotra
Dirachmaceae nativeTo Socotra
Arabian Sea hasMajorIslandGroup Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Archipelago
Arabian Sea hasMajorIsland Socotra
Yemen hasIsland Socotra
Socotra partOf Socotra self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Socotra Archipelago
Socotra administeredBy Socotra self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Socotra adminRegion Socotra self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Modern South Arabian languages spokenIn Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Archipelago
Hadibu locatedIn Socotra
Hadibu locatedOnIsland Socotra
Hadibu locatedInGovernorate Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Hadibu capitalOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Hadibu administrativeCenterOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Hadibu partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Archipelago
Hajhir Mountains locatedOn Socotra
Hajhir Mountains partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Archipelago
Hajhir Mountains partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hajhir Mountains administrativeDivision Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Desert rose nativeTo Socotra
Desert rose hasNotablePopulation Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Abd al Kuri locatedIn Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra archipelago
Abd al Kuri archipelago Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra archipelago
Abd al Kuri administrativeTerritory Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Samhah locatedIn Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra archipelago
Samhah partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Samhah archipelago Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra archipelago
Samhah partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Islands
Darsa partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra archipelago
Darsa locatedIn Socotra
this entity surface form: Yemeni archipelago
Darsa locatedNear Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Darsa partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Islands
Soqotri people primaryLocation Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra archipelago
Soqotri people environment Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Soqotri people isIndigenousTo Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Soqotri people hasCulturalArea Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Archipelago UNESCO World Heritage Site
Soqotri language region Socotra
Soqotri language spokenIn Socotra
Soqotri language nativeTo Socotra
Socotra Airport locatedIn Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Socotra Airport locatedIn Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Governorate
Socotra Airport serves Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Socotra Airport isMainAirportOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Island
Socotra Airport partOf Socotra
this entity surface form: Socotra Archipelago
Socotra Airport associatedWith Socotra
this entity surface form: UNESCO-recognized Socotra Archipelago
Socotra Airport near Socotra
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Socotra Archipelago
Omani Empire hasPart Socotra