Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and driving out forces of the Saudi-backed government.
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Socotra or Soqotra, located between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, is the largest of four islands in the Socotra Archipelago. The island of Socotra constitutes around 95% of the landmass of the Socotra archipelago.
The territory is officially part of It sits at the mouth of the Gulf of Aden and lies some 240 kilometres east of the coast of Somalia and 380 kilometres south of the Arabian Peninsula.
In 2008 Socotra was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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