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🌴 Socotra Archipelago: Socotra A
Island archipelago in the Arabian Sea with 30% endemic plant species


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 20:12

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Arabian Sea, 380 km east of Yemen
  • Largest island: Socotra A, largest in the archipelago
  • Endemic flora: Over 30% of plant species found nowhere else
  • UNESCO inscription: 2008

Socotra A is the largest island in the Socotra Archipelago, located approximately 380 kilometers east of Yemen's mainland ...

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