Socotra
main island of Socotra Archipelago in the Guardafui Channel
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Summary
Socotra is an island[1]. Socotra ranks in the top 0.34% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,325 views/month, #25 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Socotra Archipelago Governorate[3]
- Country: Yemen[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arabian Sea[5]
- Capital: Hadibu[6]
- Part of: Socotra Archipelago[7]
- Commons category: Socotra[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Socotra Archipelago[9]
- Official website: http://www.socotraisland.org[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Socotra[11]
- Population: 38,112[12], 42,842[13]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[18]
- Native label: سقطرى[19]
- Different from: Socotra Archipelago[20]
- Length: 132 km[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 1503 m[22]
- Area: 3796 km²[23]
- Width: 50 km[24]
- World Heritage criteria: (x)[25]
- Geography of topic: Geografia Sokotry[26]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Socotra[27]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Socotra include Socotra Airport[28], an airport[29], in Yemen[30], founded in 1999[31]; Socotra Cormorant[32], a taxon[33]; and Boswellia socotrana[34], a taxon[35].
Why It Matters
Socotra has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Socotra is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Socotra include Socotra Airport[28], an airport[29], in Yemen[30], founded in 1999[31]; Socotra Cormorant[32], a taxon[33]; and Boswellia socotrana[34], a taxon[35].