The other 3 main islands of Socotra archipelago are situated to the west of the island of Socotra. The small island of Samha (10x5 km), home of about 100 people, is reached in 4 hours by boat from Qualansiya. Abd Al-Kuri is larger (25x5 km) with about 300 inhabitants and reachable in approximately 12 hours by boat. Both islands are barren with very little vegetation and drinking water is of poor quality. No schools or health facilities exist. The people of these islands depend on fishing and occasionally come to Socotra for medical help or trade, but in general they are extremely isolated. The island of Darsa is not inhabited. 3D Views of Socotra
Prepared by Rebecca Klaus on behalf of UNDP-GEF, 1999 ©
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