Socotra Archipelago
Also known as Archipel de Suqutra, Socotra
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Arab States
Yemen
Inscribed
2008
Area
410,460 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Socotra Archipelago is about 480 km south-east of Ash Shihr.
Nearest towns and cities
- Al Ghaydah · about 27,000 peopleabout 440 km north
- Boosaaso · about 47,000 peopleabout 480 km west
- Ash Shihr · about 54,000 peopleabout 480 km north-west
- Salalah · about 204,000 peopleabout 510 km north
- Al Mukalla · about 258,000 peopleabout 510 km north-west
- Saywun · about 69,000 peopleabout 630 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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