A woman at Arerhen Quaryah,a coastal fishing village,has smeared saffron on her skin to lighten it. The island's proximity to the ancient direct sea routes from the Red Sea to India and to East Africa is reflected in the diverse origins of its 45,000-50,000 population. Many Socotrans living along the coast are of mixed Arab and African descent.
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An old woman works her family's well in the foothills of the Homhil Mountains. All Socotrans are now Muslims,which was not the case in years gone by. Only in the past ten years have most women taken to wearing the burka.
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An attractively dressed Muslim girl in the foothills of the Homhill Mountains.
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The old mosque at Mahferhin,a fishing village in the southeast of Socotra Island.
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The minaret of Dileesa Mosque in the late afternoon. Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) perch either end of the crescent on top of the minaret. The population of Egyptian vultures on Socotra is greater than areas of similar size elsewhere in the world. The birds have adapted to scavenging,keeping the fishing villages free of biodegradable waste.
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Children enjoy a boat race in a lagoon at Qalansiah,an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island.
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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.
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The waterfront at Qalansiah,an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island.
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The waterfront at Qalansiah,an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island. The gulls are migrants from Siberia.
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- Sunset in the Dixam area of the Haghir Mountains against the silhouette of a Dragon’s Blood Tree (Dracaene cannabari).
- A spacious rock shelter dwelling of a pastoral Bedu family in the Haghir Mountains. Caves and overhanging rock are used extensively by pastoralists who make up the majority population of the island’s interior. Families will often own a conventional stone house in the lowlands too.
- A Cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos soctrana) grows in rocky soil on the island’s northern coast,near Hadibo. This strange endemic species with its swollen trunk and cucumber-like fruit is one of the island’s most bizarre botanical curiosities.
- A boy rides home after school on a donkey in the Homhil Mountains.
- A view of the Hala Coast from the top of Dikevkev Gorge on the Homhil Mountains.