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Despite its rather small size Socotra has many places rarely visited by tourists.
Mounting another side of Wadi Dirhur canyon we appeared in a small valley inhabited by locals.
From Dixam Plateau we went down to Wadi Dirhur Canyon, where it is good to stay in tents overnight and to swim in natural pools before going on.
Dixam mountain plateau is located in the very center of Socotra. It is a habitat of Dragon Trees that have been famous since remote antiquity.
Frankincense trees grow on mountain slopes of Ayaft Gorge that differs greatly from other Socotra’s places.
High snow-white sand dunes in the northeast of the island make one of the most beautiful places on Socotra.
The desolated pier located in a small bay on the northern coast of Socotra, which is constantly disrupted by storms, can hardly be regarded as the seaport. However, it serves as a berth for the ships supplying all the things needed for life to Socotra.
In the central part of the East China Sea there is also Socotra Island. It is interesting to note that both Socotra islands are indirectly related to each other.
The United Nations Children's Fund continued financing development of formal education on the Yemeni Socotra Archipelago, which was initiated in 2007. At the end of 2008 68 Socotra’s schools were equipped with school and office furniture and schoolchildren were given schoolbags with a full set of writing implements.
On Socotra, Yemen’s remote island, there were discovered the stone implements moving the history of the island almost one million years away. Previously, most researchers reckoned that this big island located near the Horn of Africa had been settled not so long ago.
The Socotra Archipelago, a part of the Republic of Yemen, consists of the biggest Socotra Island and a few small ones, of which Abd-el-Kuri, the closest island to the Horn of Africa, and Samha Island, one of Al-Ikhvan islands (Samha and Darsa), are settled by people. Darsa Island is peopleless. The smaller islands and rocks are uninhabitable.
Our guests shared their photos of Socotra.
Passing by Dixam Plateau you can go down a steep earth-road to Wadi Dirhur Canyon, where you can have a swim in a small fresh water pool.
Dixam Plateau is located in the central part of Socotra. It is famous for its Dragon Trees.
Ayaft Gorge is the greenest place of Socotra. Its unique moisture-retaining microclimate is created by numerous springs and streams. It is the place where frankincense is harvested.
This place is a popular camping site between two big dunes. It is the sand coast of a fresh-water stream flowing out of a cave.
Underwater hunting on Socotra is strictly prohibited by law. But nobody has anything against free diving and spinning.
Good luck next season. I hope the flight service will be stable.