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  A view of the Hala Coast from the top of Dikevkev Gorge on the Homhil Mountains.
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  The tidal lagoon at Qaryah with date palms in the distance. Dates form an important part of the Socotran diet. The soil and climate are not suitable for other forms of agriculture.
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  The brightly-coloured catch of fishermen at Sekra,a fishing village on Socotra's north coast. The island's coastal population depends almost entirely on fishing as its principal source of livelihood with shark,kingfish and tuna being the most important commercial species. Reef fish and lobsters also represent a significant source of income.
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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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  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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  An old man fishes from rocks on Apallhen Beach,which is an important turtle breeding ground in the north of the island.
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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.
• 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.
• Sunset in the Dixam area of the Haghir Mountains against the silhouette of a Dragon’s Blood Tree (Dracaene cannabari).
• A comfortable rock shelter dwelling of a pastoral Bedu man in the Haghir Mountains. Caves and overhanging rocks 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.