As of March 2015, due to ongoing civil war involving Saudi Arabia's Air Force all flights to and from Socotra have been canceled. |
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In 1506, he took the island of Socotra in the mouth of the Red Sea and, in 1507, Ormuz in the Persian Gulf. |
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Ships coming from Zanzibar made stops on Socotra or at Aden before heading to the Persian Gulf or to India. |
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Their mission was to conquer Socotra Island and build a fortress there, hoping to close the trade in the Red Sea. |
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After a series of successful attacks on Arab cities on the east coast of Africa, they headed to Socotra. |
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In 2013, the archipelago became its own governorate, the Socotra Governorate. |
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In 2001 a group of Belgian speleologists of the Socotra Karst Project investigated a cave on the island Socotra. |
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After the capture of Aden in 1839, the British lost all interest in acquiring Socotra. |
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As with many isolated island systems, bats are the only mammals native to Socotra. |
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The remaining Socotra fauna is greatly threatened by goats and other introduced species. |
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Almost all inhabitants of Socotra, numbering nearly 50,000, live on the homonymous main island of the archipelago. |
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The primary occupations of the people of Socotra have traditionally been fishing, animal husbandry, and the cultivation of dates. |
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However, in July 1999, a new airport opened Socotra to the outside world all year round. |
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At the end of the 1990s, a United Nations Development Program was launched with the aim of providing a close survey of the island of Socotra. |
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Yemenia and Felix Airways flew from Socotra Airport to Sana'a and Aden via Riyan Airport. |
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In contrast, the coral reefs of Socotra are diverse, with many endemic species. |
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Their aim was to conquer Socotra and build a fortress there, hoping to close the trade in the Red Sea. |
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However, Socotra was abandoned four years later, as it was not advantageous as a base. |
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Solar Energy for Electrification in Central Momi Villages, Hadibu District, Socotra, Yemen. |
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A number of Red Sea islands, including the Hanish Islands, Kamaran, and Perim, as well as Socotra in the Arabian Sea, belong to Yemen. |
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Soqotri is another South Semitic language, with speakers on the island of Socotra isolated from the pressures of Arabic on the Yemeni mainland. |
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Socotra island is home to some of the best surfing destinations in the world. |
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The latest addition to Yemen's list of World Heritage Sites is the Socotra Archipelago. |
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Examples are Madagascar and Socotra off Africa, the Kerguelen Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and some of the Seychelles. |
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More envoys were sent in 1507 to Ethiopia, after Socotra was taken by the Portuguese. |
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Socotra is a small island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia. |
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Today, Socotra is the only region of Yemen not to be involved in the disastrous civil war, with no military confrontations or attacks having taken place on the island. |
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Socotra is considered the jewel of biodiversity in the Arabian Sea. |
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The coastal areas of Yemen and Socotra island also provide many opportunities for water sports, such as surfing, bodyboarding, sailing, swimming, and scuba diving. |
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The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora. |
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He noted that Chapala caused wide floods that destroyed properties and crops especially on the island of Socotra and in the provinces of Shabwa and Hadrmout. |
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The cultural heritage of Socotra includes the unique Soqotri language. |
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Socotra is also one of the homes of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. |
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Omanis on social media platforms called on the authorities to provide food supplies, blankets and rescue operations for the residents of Socotra island. |
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The United States has reportedly invaded and occupied Yemen's strategic Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean and is now building its biggest naval base there. |
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Forced to abandon Ormuz in January 1508, he raided coastal villages to resupply the settlement of Socotra, returned to Ormuz, and then headed to India. |
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More envoys were sent in 1507, after Socotra was taken by the Portuguese. |
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After the capture of Socotra, Cunha and Albuquerque operated separately. |
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Diesel generators make electricity widely available in Socotra. |
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The UNDP's Socotra Governance and Biodiversity campaign describes Socotra as one of the most important nesting sites of loggerhead turtles in the region. |
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In February 2014, the Economist magazine reported that Socotra was being considered as a possible site for the Yemeni jihadist rehabilitation program. |
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Under the directives of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, two planes left Doha yesterday to Yemen's Socotra island which was ravaged by two cyclones recently. |
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On 30 November of the same year, Socotra became part of South Yemen. |
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