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The Treasury of the Earth — Socotra Archipelago

The Socotra archipelago, located in the waters of the Indian Ocean, is amazing in all its parameters. It consists of three inhabited and one uninhabited islands, which belong to the country of Yemen. In addition to the islands, the archipelago also includes two cliffs.

The treasury of the Earth — Socotra Archipelago

The largest island of the archipelago, also called Socotra, covers an area of ​​3,625 square kilometers. The remaining islands – Abd al-Kuri, Samha, Darsa and two small islands called Al-Ikhwan, cover an area of ​​no more than 200 square kilometers. It is noteworthy that Socotra is closer to the African continent than to the coast of Yemen, which is administratively included. The nearest continent is at a distance of 233 kilometers, which makes the archipelago one of the most isolated places in the world.

Long geological and biological isolation of Socotra, as well as the peculiarities of the climate, formed in this place a unique flora and fauna. A third of the plant life of these islands does not occur anywhere else on Earth. For this reason, Socotra is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For example, only here you can meet an amazing tree called Dracaena cinnabar-red. Its shape resembles a mushroom up to 10 meters high, and when the cortex is cut from the tree, red resin starts to flow out, which quickly freezes. The local residents use the gum to be used for medical and cosmetic purposes. Socotra also produces the rarest black pearl, which has an unusual lead tide.
On the largest island of the archipelago, there are about 40 thousand people, and they almost do not experience the influence of the outside world due to the lack of regular transport connections. Tourism is very poorly developed, and only a few modest hotels can be found on the island of Socotra. According to various sources, the archipelago is visited annually by about 2 thousand tourists.

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First Photo: Imgur | Source: Wikipedia / WHC.UNESCO

 

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