Socotra

Socotra boat a century ago

From the Facebook Page of Mohammed Jarhoom.

New film on Socotra

There is a recent film on Socotra available on Youtube.

Socotra Language Online

Check out this new website on the Socotran Language. Below is a description from the site... Goals and scope In spite of Soqotri’s deeply...

Folk Literature of Socotra

Check out this site of the folk literature of Socotra in English and Arabic.

Socotra Scenes

A Facebook site with photographs of Socotra.

Socotra fishing boat.

My thanks to Dr. Mohammed Jarhoum for uploading this image on his Facebook site.

Socotra in 2018

Over the years National Geographic has featured several articles on Yemen. You can read an article by Charles Moser from over a century...

Dragon's blood tree in Socotra

An article on the danger to the famous dragons's blood tree in Socotra.

Imagine if the British chose Socotra over Aden

Captain Haines of the Royal British Navy purchased the port of Aden from the sultan of Lahj in 1837, returning in January 1839 with 700...

Images of Socotra, Mocha and Luhayya

In 1829 Captain Charles Francklin Head set out from Bombay for the Red Sea. His sailing vessel passed by Socotra, Aden, Mocha and...

Images of Socotra, Mocha and Luhayya

In 1829 Captain Charles Francklin Head set out from Bombay for the Red Sea. His sailing vessel passed by Socotra, Aden, Mocha and...