Socotra Governorate
Socotra Archipelago
أرخبيل سقطرى (Arabic) | |
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| Socotra Archipelago Governorate | |
Dracaena cinnabari, also known as the Dragon's Blood tree Jabal Skand, highest point in the Hajhir Mountain range Ferhmin Forest in the Diksam Plateau Arher dunes and the Hoq Cave | |
Location of the archipelago in Yemen | |
Topographic map of the districts of Socotra | |
| Coordinates: 12°30′N 53°24′E / 12.5°N 53.4°E | |
| Country | Yemen |
| Districts | Hadibu (east) Qulansiyah wa 'Abd-al-Kūrī (west) |
| Capital | Hadibu |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Raafat Ali Ibrahim Al-Thuqli |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,973.64 km2 (1,534.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 44,670 |
| • Density | 11.24/km2 (29.12/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | YE-SU |
Interactive map of Socotra Archipelago | |
| Total islands | 4 + two rocky islets |
| Major islands | Socotra, Abd al Kuri, Samhah, Darsah |
| Official name | Socotra Archipelago |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | x |
| Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
| Reference no. | 1263 |
| Region | Arab States |
The Socotra Archipelago (Arabic: أرخبيل سقطرى ʾArḫabīl Suquṭrā), officially the Socotra Archipelago Governorate (Arabic: محافظة أرخبيل سقطرى Muḥāfaẓat ʾArḫabīl Suquṭrā), abbreviated to Socotra Governorate (Arabic: محافظة سقطرى Muḥāfaẓat Suquṭrā), is one of the governorates of Yemen. It consists of four larger islands and three small islets in the Indian Ocean south of mainland Yemen and east of the Horn of Africa. The largest island is Socotra.