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NaturalRef. 1263

Socotra Archipelago

Natural World Heritage property in Yemen and South Yemen, inscribed in 2008 under criterion (x).

Aflaj Irrigation System of OmanAl-Ahsa OasisAl-Balad, JeddahAncient Thebes with its NecropolisArchaeological Sites of the Island of MeroeAsmara: A Modernist African CityAt-Turaif DistrictAxumBahla FortBahrain Pearling TrailBale Mountains National ParkBat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesBir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and InscriptionsBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeChampaner-Pavagadh Archaeological ParkChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusChurches and Convents of GoaCultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas)DholaviraDilmun Burial MoundsElephanta CavesEllora CavesFasil GhebbiGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownHill Forts of RajasthanHistoric City of AhmadabadHistorical Monuments at Makli, ThattaJabal Al FayahKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Turkana National ParksLand of FrankincenseLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaLower Valley of the AwashMaratha Military Landscapes of IndiaMelka KuntureMonolithic churches in LalibelaMount Kenya National ParkNubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to PhilaeOld Sana'aOmo RiverQal’at al BahrainQalhatQaryat al-FawRani ki vavSanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkShibamSimien Mountains National ParkSocotra ArchipelagoThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological site'Uruq Bani Ma'aridVictorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of MumbaiWadi WurayahZabidZubarah12.500° N, 53.400° E
States Parties
YemenSouth Yemen
Year of inscription
2008
Criteria
x
Area of property
3,796 km²
Location
Socotra Archipelago Governorate
What it is
archipelago, biosphere reserve
Component parts
6 (serial property)
Elevation
1,503 m
Next to
Arabian Sea
Reference
WHC 1263 · Wikidata Q2860218

Why it is on the List

(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Shibam, Yemen640 kmShibamYemen · 1982CulturalLand of Frankincense, Oman640 kmLand of FrankincenseOman · 2000CulturalLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Yemen929 kmLandmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of SabaYemen · 2023CulturalOld Sana'a, Yemen1041 kmOld Sana'aYemen · 1986Cultural'Uruq Bani Ma'arid, Saudi Arabia1104 km'Uruq Bani Ma'aridSaudi Arabia · 2023NaturalZabid, Yemen1107 kmZabidYemen · 1993Cultural
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Also inscribed in 2008

All of 2008

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