Socotra Island is about 87 miles long and between 25 and 31 miles wide, covering an area of 1,400 square miles.Socotran Desert Roses thriving on limestone rock along the Hala Coast are larger and exhibit more swollen trunks than the species that grow on the African mainland.
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A view of the Hala Coast from the top of Dikevkev Gorge on the Homhil Mountains.
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Arerher dunes,Hala Coast. During the monsoon season,which lasts for four months from late May until late September each year,desiccating winds gust to 75mph and blow fine sand from beautiful unspoiled beaches into nearby escarpments and hills.
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Endemic Dragons Blood Trees grow among Socotran Desert Roses in the Homhil Mountains.The closest relative of the Dragons Blood Tree is found the other side of the African continent in the Canary Islands.The bright red resin of the Dragon's blood Tree is harvested every three to four years and exported as a natural dye.
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Arerher dunes,Hala Coast. During the monsoon season,which lasts for four months from late May until late September each year,desiccating winds gust to 75mph and blow fine sand from beautiful unspoilt beaches into nearby escarpments and hills.
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Beautiful sandy beaches and clear blue sea in the Ditwah Protected Area, near Qalansiah in the northwest of Socotra Island.
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Mountains drop in steep, almost vertical, escarpments to the sea in the Ditwah Protected Area, near Qalansiah in the northwest of Socotra Island.
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The intricate branch structure of an umbrella-shaped Dragons Blood Tree in the Dixam area of the Haghir Mountains.These spectacular trees are endemic to Socotra Island and flourish above 3,000 feet.The bright red resin of the Dragon's blood Tree is harvested every three to four years and exported as a natural dye.
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Umbrella shaped Dragons Blood Trees are endemic to Socotra Island and flourish above 3,000 feet.Their closest relative is found the other side of the African continent in the Canary Islands.The bright red resin of the Dragon's blood Tree is harvested every three to four years and exported as a natural dye.
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- Children enjoy a boat race in a lagoon at Qalansiah,an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island.
- An old wooden sailing boat,known as a dhow,at Qalansiah,an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island. An Egyptian vulture perches on the prow.
- The waterfront at Qalansiah,an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island.
- The waterfront at Qalansiah,an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island. The gulls are migrants from Siberia.
- The old mosque at Mahferhin,a fishing village in the southeast of Socotra Island.
- A young man at Mahferhin,a fishing village in the southeast of Socotra Island.
- A fisherman at Mahferhin,a fishing village in the southeast of Socotra Island.
- The Zaheg Dunes near the southern shores of Socotra Island. The Shaab Escarpment is visible in the distance.