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Historical Background
Historical Background

A long time passed where Yemen was isolated and the Yemenite civilization sites were beyond the interest of archaeologists who studied the sites of oriental ancient civilization.

Yemen History
A new dive site in Di Tamerah
A new dive site in Di Tamerah

Fouad Naseeb, a dive-master of Socotra, has discovered a new dive site in Di Tamerah

Diving
Photoblog Socotra Island
Photoblog Socotra Island

Socotra - a great place for taking pictures! Especially if you have an opportunity to live on the island ... Anna Pchelintseva's Vision of Socotra

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Photoblog Socotra Island
Photoblog Socotra Island

Socotra - a great place for photography! Especially if you have the opportunity to live on the island ... Vision Socotra eyes of Anna Pchelintseva.

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Diving in Socotra on 13-20 March, 2010
Diving in Socotra on 13-20 March, 2010

We invite you to take part in the diving program on Socotra arranged for 13-20 March, 2010

Diving Booking
Soqotri: a Key to Unique Oral Semitic Archive Connecting Space and Times
Soqotri: a Key to Unique Oral Semitic Archive Connecting Space and Times

A Letter to The International Conference «Yemen: Bridging the Gap between the Past and Present»

Culture Fairy-tales Socotri Vladimir Agafonov
Socotra from the air
Socotra from the air

Last time we made an air-trip around Socotra. Just to get some photos for us!

Photos
Dawn in Stero
Dawn in Stero

Stero dunes are especially beautiful at down. To take their glorious views we left Aoumak camping long before the rising of the sun.

Stero Dunes Photos Nature
On the further side of Dixam Plato
On the further side of Dixam Plato

Our next company was Sheikh Noah Abu Amer who lives near the forest of Dragon’s Blood Trees.

Video Dixam
Socotran knives
Socotran knives

The Socotrans prefer using self-made knives from Hadiboh.

Socotri
Fairy-Tale Stamps
Fairy-Tale Stamps

The most beautiful postal stamps issued for the Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra were the stamps devoted to Arab culture and folklore.

Culture
Petroglyphs in Eriosh
Petroglyphs in Eriosh

Not far from the turning to Dixam you can find old petroglyphs in the place called Eriosh

Eriosh History
Old buildings in Shaub
Old buildings in Shaub

If you walk from the beach inland, you can easily find the ruins of ancient buildings and an old cemetery.

Shuab
Old men in Shuab
Old men in Shuab

In Shuab you will meet very friendly and nice people living in in the beginning territories of the beach area.

Shuab Socotri
In the middle of Socotra island
In the middle of Socotra island

Just branch off the main road and you'll see quite a nice place of Socotra.

Photos Nature
Making a film about Socotra's old men
Making a film about Socotra's old men

Early November Vladimir Melnik came again to Socotra to make a film about Socotra’s old men whose lifestyle pattern has not practically changed for the recent decades.

Culture
Frankincense from Socotra
Frankincense from Socotra

In Rush camping and at Homhil you can buy very nice pockets with pure frankincense collected from the trees of Socotra.

frankincense
Kuwait Fund will finance construction of Socotra’s new port
Kuwait Fund will finance construction of Socotra’s new port

The government of the Republic of Yemen and the Kuwait Fund of Arabic economic development have signed an agreement on provision of Yemen with a loan in support of the Socotra’s new port construction project for value of 11,8 million Kuwaiti dinar (about 41 million USA dollars).

Sea Port Development
Socotra in October, 2009
Socotra in October, 2009

Same photos of Socotra made in October, 2009.

Photos Nature
The Socotrans greet each other by touching their noses.