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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
Since Yemeni unification in 1990, Socotra has been a part of the Republic of Yemen. Socotra was raged by the 26 December 2004 tsunami causing a child dead and 40 fishing boats wrecked although the island is 4,600 km (2,858 mi) far away from tsunami epicentre off the west coast of Aceh, Indonesia. [31]
In the conflict of Yemen, Turkey initially took a pro-Yemeni government stance, supporting globally-recognized legitimate Yemeni government against the Houthis, but has not made any serious military intervention against the Houthis. [12] In 2018, Turkey expressed concerns and wary over the UAE's intervention in Socotra. [13]
[8] [9] On 14 May 2018, Saudi troops were also deployed on the island and a deal was brokered between the United Arab Emirates and Yemen for a joint military training exercise and the return of administrative control of Socotra's airport and seaport to Yemen. [10] [11] The Southern Transitional Council seized control of the archipelago in June ...
The Republic of Yemen is divided into twenty-one governorates and one municipality : [1] The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts (muderiah), which are subdivided into 1,996 sub-districts, and then into 40,793 villages and 88,817 sub villages (as of 2013). [2] Before 1990, Yemen existed as two separate entities.
As of 2023, Yemen has five sites on the list. The first site, the Old Walled City of Shibam, was designated in 1982. The most recent site listed was Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba in Marib in 2023. [4] The Socotra Archipelago was listed in 2008, and it is the only natural site in Yemen, while the other four are cultural. [3]
The Mahra Sultanate, known in its later years as the Mahra State of Qishn 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: سلطنة المهرة في الغيضة وسقطرى Salṭanat al-Mahrah fī al-Ghayḍah wa-Suquṭrā) was a sultanate that included ...
A list of protected areas of Yemen: Bura Community Protected Area; Hawf National Reserve; Dhamar Montane Plains Mahjur Traditional Reserve; Jabal Bura Valley Forest National Park; Ras Isa Marine Park; Socotra Island Protected Area; Zuqur Islands Marine National Park