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Socotra Governorate
Archipelago in the Indian Ocean and governorate of Yemen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Socotra Archipelago (Arabic: أرخبيل سقطرى ʾArḫabīl Suquṭrā) or Suqutra is officially one of the governorates of Yemen. It is composed of the Guardafui Channel's archipelago of Socotra.
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Socotra
Suqutra سقطرى | |
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Coordinates: 12.4510°N 53.6120°E / 12.4510; 53.6120 | |
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Seat | Hadibu (Tamrida) |
Government | |
• Governor | Raafat Ali Ibrahim Al-Thuqli[1] |
Area | |
• Land | 3,973.64 km2 (1,534.23 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 44,670 |
ISO 3166 code | YE-SU |
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For other uses, see Socotra (disambiguation).
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