• Socotra, Yemen. ×. This page contains archived content and is no longer being updated. At the time of publication, it represented the best available science.
  • Politically it is governed by Yemen, some 230 miles to the north. Geographical isolation has sculpted Socotra in its unique form.
  • The Socotra Island is a part of the Socotra Archipelago which lies to the south of Ras Fartak on the Arabian Sea Coast of Yemen.
  • Socotra, island in the Indian Ocean about 210 miles (340 km) southeast of Yemen, to which it belongs.
  • Nearly 350 miles off the southern coast of Yemen, Socotra has both the remoteness and surrealism of some strange, distant planet.
  • 2015 yılında başlayan Yemen İç Savaşı nedeniyle Sokotra Adası turizmi etkilendi. Ada, 2014 yılına kadar her yıl 1.000'den fazla turist aldı.
  • 2013'e kadar Yemen'in Hadramevt iline bağlı olan bu adalar, Cumhurbaşkanı Abdurrabu Mansur Hadi'nin kararıyla 'Sokotra Adaları İli' adı altında bir il ilan edildi.
  • Although the U.S. State Department currently maintains a travel warning for Yemen, most experts agree that travelers need not have safety concerns about Socotra.
  • Clickable Location Map of Socotra Airport on Google Map. General information about Yemen where Socotra Airport is located in the city of Socotra.
  • Get ready to explore the captivating Sokotra Island on TikTok! This mesmerizing island, located around 150 miles from Somalia and 220 miles from Yemen...