They talk about their lives on the island of Socotra, in a language whose origins are lost in time—unchanged for centuries and understood today by fewer people than live in Ames, Iowa.

Located 155 miles east of Somalia and 210 miles south of Yemen, the remote island of Socotra takes the phrase 'hidden treasure' to its limits. The island is home to over 800 rare breeds of plants ...

Nearby Socotra Island already has an airport declared to the ICAO. It's not the only airfield to see an expansion in recent ...

Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site ...

Of the 24 known Boswellia species, 11 are only found on Socotra Island, off the coast of Yemen. Socotra’s Boswellia trees are currently not the main source of commercially traded frankincense ...

5 - Examination of nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the World Heritage List - Socotra Archipelago (YEMEN ... the history or legal status of any country, territory, city or area ...