Darsah

Coordinates: 12°07′15″N 53°16′30″E / 12.12083°N 53.27500°E / 12.12083; 53.27500
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Darsah
Native name:
جزيرة درسة
Socotra Archipelago
Area5.412 km2 (2.090 sq mi)
Length7.12 km (4.424 mi)
Width2.25 km (1.398 mi)
Administration
GovernorateSocotra Governorate
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Darsah (

Arabic
: الأخوين) which means "The Brothers".

Important Bird Area

The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of red-billed tropicbirds and brown boobies.[1]

Map of the Socotra archipelago; Darsah at lower center

See also

References

  1. ^ "Darsa". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.


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