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Socotra Inscription
From the Facebook Page Museum of Artifacts.


Symposium on Socotra
There is a symposium being held in Vienna on Socotra. Details are here: http://www.friendsofsoqotra.org/pdfs/FOS%20AGM%20First%20announce...


Old Maps of Yemen
There is a site on the internet with images of old maps, including a number of Yemen. Check it out here.


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...
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