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2 de may. de 2024 · Socotra, island in the Indian Ocean about 210 miles (340 km) southeast of Yemen, to which it belongs. The largest of several islands extending eastward from the Horn of Africa, it has an area of about 1,400 square miles (3,600 square km).
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Hace 6 días · Soqotri people: Soqotra island and group of islands, southeast of mainland Yemen, Indian Ocean. Descendants from the original natives of South Arabia before Arabization . [ citation needed ]
5 de may. de 2024 · A number of Modern South Arabian languages distinct from Arabic still survive, such as Soqotri, Mehri and Shehri which are mainly spoken in Socotra, Yemen and Oman. Meanwhile, the Semitic languages that had arrived from southern Arabia in the 8th century BC were diversifying in Ethiopia and Eritrea , where, under heavy Cushitic ...
6 de may. de 2024 · Most of the island's human population belong to the Soqotri people, though there are a few of Somali descent as well. Socotra can be reached by plane either from the UAE or from Yemen, though a few people have managed to get there by boat.
7 de may. de 2024 · The most popular in Mehri, spoken by the Mehri (or Mahra) people in east Yemen, numbering about 70,000 within the country's borders. On the island of Socotra, which is more isolated from the Arabic-speaking mainland, about 60,000 people speak Soqotri.
Hace 2 días · In 2007, the United Nations (UN) adopted a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples including their rights to self-determination and to protect their cultures, identities, languages, ceremonies, and access to employment, health, education and natural resources. [12]
30 de abr. de 2024 · Soqotra, the largest island of Yemen's Soqotra Archipelago, is one of the most uniquely diverse places in the world. A UNESCO natural World Heritage Site, the island is home not only to birds, reptiles, and plants found nowhere else on earth, but also to a rich cultural history and the endangered Soqotri language.
