Beyond its natural wonders, Socotra is also the cradle of a thousand-year-old culture. The inhabitants, the Soqotrians, have ...

and ancient culture attracted a burgeoning number of travelers—from 140 international visitors in 2000 to almost 4,000 in 2010. Some of Socotra’s admirers fear that the Yemeni government’s ...

Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site ...

The project involved gathering and translating 15 traditional folk tales from Socotra’s cultural heritage. These stories were presented in Socotri, Arabic, and English, and subsequently published on a ...

2008 32COM 8B.5 - Examination of nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the World Heritage List - Socotra Archipelago (YEMEN) 2022 State of conservation report by the State Party / ...