Socotra is an Yemen’s island. Socotra’s area is about 3579km2. The island take place far by 250km from the coast.
Beccause that, flora and fauna is growing far away from foreigner pertubation.
Mor than 30% of the plants they are groing in Socotra are endemics.
Dracaena Cinnabari, the Socotra DragonBlood Tree is surprising beccause of its branches.
Adenium Obesum Socotranum, a toxic plant, is not groing on the ground, but is hooking on rocks. Adenium is saving wate inside the trunk and is also called Bottle-Tree
Socotra is also offering a large panel of landscape. The north coast, beccause windy, is drawing big white sand dunes. The center of the island, is growing up to 1525 meters of altitude and looks like a very steep mountain.
Location of Socotra
Wreck along the Socotra’s north coast
North Coast
Wind is littering sand along the North Coast
Sand dune in the Northeast
Camel carriage
The heart of the islande
The middle mountains
Cliff
A bottle tree, also knowed as desert rose
Butterfly
Monocentropus balfouri, an endemic species of spider in Socotra Island
Lizard
Socotri
Hiker and dragon blood tree
Vegetation
Dragon blood trees forest
Dragon blood trees and sunset
Highland village
Walk
Amin the shepherd
Children
Young socotri
Girl
Encens tree
Natural well
And now?
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To read more about Yemen:
Yemen on Wikipedia (EN)
To read more about Socotra:
Socotra on Wikipedia (EN)