The most alien-looking place on the earth . Socotra is an archipelago of four islands located in the Arabian Sea, the largest island of which is also known as Socotra. The territory is part of Yemen, and had long been a subdivision of the Aden Governorate. In 2004, it became attached to the Hadhramaut Governorate, which is much closer to the island than Aden (although the nearest governorate was the Al Mahrah Governorate. In 2013, the archipelago became its own governorate, the Socotra Governorate. It lies some 240 kilometers (150 mi) east of the Horn of Africa and 380 kilometers (240 mi) south of the Arabian Peninsula. The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra (3,665 km2), the three smaller islands of Abd al Kuri, Samhah and Darsa. The main island has three geographical terrains: the narrow coastal plains. limestone plateau permeated with karstic caves. Haghier Mountains. In the 1990s, a team of United Nations biologists conducted a survey of the archipelago’s flora and fauna. They counted nearly 700 endemic species, found nowhere else on earth. Botanical field surveys led by the Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, indicate that 307 out of the 825 (37%) plant species on Socotra are endemic. One of the most striking of Socotra's plants is the dragon's blood tree. Also Aloes, Dorstenia gigas, Aloe perryi, the rare Socotran pomegranate (Punica protopunica), and and Boswellia socotrana. Fauna The island group also has a rich fauna, including several endemic species of birds, such as the Socotra starling (Onychognathus frater), the Socotra sunbird (Nectarinia balfouri), Socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana), Socotra cisticola (Cisticola haesitatus), Socotra sparrow (Passer insularis), Socotra golden-winged grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus socotranus), and a species in a monotypic genus, the Socotra warbler (Incana incana). The reptiles species include skinks, legless lizards, and one species of chameleon, Chamaeleo monachus. There are many endemic invertebrates, including several spiders (such as the tarantula Monocentropus balfouri) and three species of freshwater crabs Fauna The island group also has a rich fauna, including several endemic species of birds, such as the Socotra starling (Onychognathus frater), the Socotra sunbird (Nectarinia balfouri), Socotra bunting (Emberiza socotrana), Socotra cisticola (Cisticola haesitatus), Socotra sparrow (Passer insularis), Socotra golden-winged grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus socotranus), and a species in a monotypic genus, the Socotra warbler (Incana incana). The reptiles species include skinks, legless lizards, and one species of chameleon, Chamaeleo monachus. There are many endemic invertebrates, including several spiders (such as the tarantula Monocentropus balfouri) and three species of freshwater crabs

1. SOCOTRA

3. UNESCOrecognition
 The island was recognised by the
(UNESCO) as a world natural
heritage site in July 2008. The
European Union has supported such
a move, calling on both UNESCO
and International Organization of
Protecting Environment to classify
the island archipelago among the
environmental heritages.

4.  Socotra is an archipelago of four islands located in
the Arabian Sea, the largest island of which is also
known as Socotra.
 The territory is part of Yemen, and had long been a
subdivision of the Aden Governorate. In 2004, it
became attached to the Hadhramaut Governorate,
which is much closer to the island than Aden
(although the nearest governorate was the Al
Mahrah Governorate.
 In 2013, the archipelago became its own governorate,
the Socotra Governorate.
 It lies some 240 kilometers (150 mi) east of the Horn
of Africa and 380 kilometers (240 mi) south of the
Arabian Peninsula.

5. Geography
 The archipelago consists of the
main island of Socotra
(3,665 km2), the three smaller
islands of Abd al Kuri, Samhah
and Darsa.
 The main island has three
geographical terrains:
 the narrow coastal plains.
 limestone plateau
permeated with karstic
caves.
 Haghier Mountains.

6. BeachesAraer Beach Omak
Beach
Qalansyiah
Beach
Shouab
Beach
Delisha
Beach

7. Mountains and Trekking

8. Caves
Hoqcave
Dogub Cave
Hoq cave

9. Climate
The climate is a tropical desert climate and semi-
desert climate with a mean annual temperature

10. Flora
 In the 1990s, a team of United
Nations biologists conducted a survey
of the archipelago’s flora and fauna.
They counted nearly 700 endemic
species, found nowhere else on earth.
 Botanical field surveys led by the
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, part
of the Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh, indicate that 307 out of
the 825 (37%) plant species on
Socotra are endemic.
 One of the most striking of Socotra's
plants is the dragon's blood tree. Also
Aloes, Dorstenia gigas, Aloe perryi,
the rare Socotran pomegranate

11. Fauna
• The island group also has a rich fauna,
including several endemic species of birds,
such as the Socotra starling (Onychognathus
frater), the Socotra sunbird (Nectarinia
balfouri), Socotra bunting (Emberiza
socotrana), Socotra cisticola (Cisticola
haesitatus), Socotra sparrow (Passer
Socotra golden-winged grosbeak
(Rhynchostruthus socotranus), and a species
in a monotypic genus, the Socotra warbler
(Incana incana).
• The reptiles species include skinks, legless
lizards, and one species of chameleon,
Chamaeleo monachus.
• There are many endemic invertebrates,
including several spiders (such as the

12. Summer Land
Summer
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Hotel
Hotels
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