Samhah
12°09′N 53°03′E / 12.150°N 53.050°E / 12.150; 53.050Archipelago Socotra Archipelago Area 40 km2 (15 sq mi) Length 12 km (7.5 mi) Width 6.8 km (4.23 mi) Administration Governorate Socotra Governorate Demographics Population 100 Arabian Sea & Guardafui Channel Red Sea 
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Samhah or Samha (Arabic: سمحة) is an inhabited island in the Guardafui Channel. A part of the Socotra archipelago, it is located between the island of Socotra and Somalia.[1] Like the whole group, it belongs to Yemen and is part of Socotra Governorate.
Statistics
It measures 40 square kilometres (15 square miles) in area, making it the smallest of the three inhabited islands of the group, after the main island of Socotra and Abd al Kuri. The population of some 100 lives in a village on the western part of the north coast.[citation needed] Samhah and neighboring Darsah (17 km (11 mi) to the east) are collectively known as "Al Akhawain" (Arabic: الأخوين) which means "The Brothers". The island of Samhah measures 12 kilometres (7 miles) in length and 6.8 kilometres (4.2 miles) in width.
Important Bird Area
The island of Samhah (along with neighbouring Darsa) has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding Jouanin's petrels.[2]
See also
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