Socotra Governorate
Socotra Archipelago
Arabic: أرخبيل سقطرى | |
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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 |
| Region | Hadhramaut |
| 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 |
| ISO 3166 code | YE-SU |
| 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 |
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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 includes a number of islands in the Indian Ocean south of mainland Yemen, the largest of which is Socotra.