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Socotra, [a] also known as Saqatri, [b] is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean.Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes.. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as it comprises around 95% of the landmass of the archipel
The geology of Socotra is part of the national geology of Yemen. Ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks are intruded by younger igneous rocks , overlain by limestones and other marine sediments that deposited during marine transgression periods in the Cretaceous and the past 66 million years of the Cenozoic .
Qulensya (Arabic: قلنسية, romanized: Qulansiya; alt. Qalansiyah, Qalansia) is a town on the main island of Socotra, Yemen. It is located in the Qulensya wa Abd al Kuri District and its approximate population is 4,000.
Samhah (Arabic: سمحة; alt. Samha), is an inhabited island in the Guardafui Channel. A part of the Socotra archipelago of Yemen , it is located between the island of Socotra and Abd al Kuri . [ 1 ]
Abd al Kuri (Arabic: عبد الكوري) is a rocky island in the Guardafui Channel. [4] As a part of the Socotra Archipelago Governorate of Yemen, [3] [2] it lies about 65 miles (105 km) southwest of the main island of Socotra. [2] Its terrain primarily consists of granite and diorite covered with limestone. [5]
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The Port of Socotra is located in the Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean. It is the only port in the island and situated 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) east of Hadibu, the capital of Socotra, one of the strategic and important Islands in the Republic of Yemen. [2]
The Soviet Union once used Socotra as an anchorage for both its surface fleet and submarines when South Yemen, a Communist nation based in Aden, ruled the island from 1967 until 1990.