Socotra Archipelago

Yemeni Archipelago in the Indian Ocean
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Socotra Archipelago

Summary

Socotra Archipelago is an archipelago[1]. It draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #88 of 341).[2]

Key Facts

  • Socotra Archipelago was a member of Man and the Biosphere Programme[3].
  • Socotra Archipelago is located in Socotra Archipelago Governorate[4].
  • Socotra Archipelago is in the country of Yemen[5].
  • Socotra Archipelago is on the body of water Arabian Sea[6].
  • Socotra Archipelago is on the continent of Africa[7].
  • Socotra Archipelago's instance of is recorded as archipelago[8].
  • Socotra Archipelago's instance of is recorded as biosphere reserve[9].
  • Socotra Archipelago's Commons category is recorded as Socotra Governorate[10].
  • Socotra Archipelago's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[11].
  • Socotra Archipelago comprises Socotra[12].
  • Socotra Archipelago comprises Abd al Kuri[13].
  • Socotra Archipelago comprises Samhah[14].
  • Socotra Archipelago comprises Darsah[15].
  • Socotra Archipelago comprises Ka‘āl Fir‘awn[16].
  • Socotra Archipelago comprises Sabuniyah[17].
  • Socotra Archipelago's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 12.5, 'lon': 53.4}[18].
  • Socotra Archipelago's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Socotra archipelago[19].
  • Socotra Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[20].
  • Socotra Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Socotra Archipelago's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Socotra Archipelago's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[23].
  • Socotra Archipelago sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1503'}[24].
  • Socotra Archipelago covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3796'}[25].
  • Socotra Archipelago covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+410460'}[26].
  • Socotra Archipelago covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1740958'}[27].

Body

Geography

Socotra Archipelago is in the country of Yemen[5]. It is located in Socotra Archipelago Governorate[4]. It is on the body of water Arabian Sea[6]. It is on the continent of Africa[7].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3796'}[25], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+410460'}[26], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+1740958'}[27]. Socotra Archipelago sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1503'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archipelago[8] and biosphere reserve[9]. Socotra Archipelago's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[23].

Why It Matters

Socotra Archipelago draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (archipelago category, ranking #88 of 341).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Continent Africa
    Coordinate location {'lat': 12.5, 'lon': 53.4}
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