[ ] Economy [ ] The primary occupations of the people of Socotra have traditionally been fishing, , and the cultivation of | Today the only remnants of Christianity are some cross engravings from the 1st century AD, a few Christian tombs, and some church ruins |
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The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea | Island name Coordinates area km 2 population 3,796 44,120 130 |
The project called Socotra Governance and Biodiversity Project have listed following goals from 2009:• Maritime Asia 17 in German.
8Religion [ ] The islanders followed until 52 AD, when, according to local beliefs, was shipwrecked there on his way to | The infertility of the land led to famine and sickness in the garrison, and the Portuguese abandoned the island in 1511 |
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British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies | "The Waning of Soqotra's Pastoral Community: Political Incorporation as Social Transformation" |
An 1884 edition of , a science journal, writes that the disappearance of Christian and can be accounted for by a excursion to the island in 1800.
25The Socotrans remained loyal to his teachings and joined the | Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies |
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At the species level, endemicity may be even higher, as phylogenetic studies have uncovered substantial hidden diversity | Islands [ ] The archipelago consists of four large islands: Socotra, Abd al Kuri, Samhah, and Darsah, as well as 3 small islets to the north of the archipelago |
In 2008 Socotra was recognised as a.