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Socotra Airport (Arabic:مطار سقطرى) is an airport in Socotra, Yemen (IATA: SCT, ICAO: OYSQ). [1] It is the only commercial airport that serves the Yemeni ...
Socotra (/ s ə ˈ k oʊ t r ə, s oʊ-, ˈ s ɒ k ə t r ə /; Arabic: سُقُطْرَىٰ Suquṭrā) or Saqatri (Soqotri: ساقطْري Saqaṭri) is an island in the Indian Ocean part of Yemen. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Lying between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea and near major shipping routes, Socotra is the largest of the six islands in ...
Socotra harboured a community of Nestorian Christians, which the Portuguese also sought to relieve from Muslim rule. [3] On April 1506 Tristão da Cunha was dispatched from Lisbon as captain-major of a fleet of 14 ships. Five were under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, nominated as captain-major of the seas of Arabia.
More than 6 million people are expected to fly between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2., with airlines projected to see a 184% increase in passengers from 2020, according to AAA, which called it a "dramatic ...
Vacations are wonderful, but traveling with small children can be stressful. Even under the best circumstances, flying with babies and toddlers is difficult. When things go wrong, it can be torture.
The quick answer is that flying is safe — safer than most forms of travel — and far, far safer than the car ride most people take every day without thinking twice.
In early November 2015, two tropical cyclones – Chapala and Megh – struck the Socotra archipelago, causing severe damages to the main island's infrastructure, homes, roads, and power. Due to the collective impacts of Chapala and Megh, the United Arab Emirates sent an aid ship and plane, carrying tons of food, blankets and tents, and barrels ...
Socotra: The Hidden Land is a documentary film produced by Kilogram Box in 2015. [1] The documentary examines how the society of the island of Socotra , Yemen , is emerging from its isolation and its daily struggle to preserve their traditions in the face of globalization .