#DidYouKnow the #Socotra Island in #Yemen ('#Island of Bliss' in #Sanskrit) is known as 'The #Galapagos of the #MiddleEast' & it is estimated that 37% of its 825 plant species do not exist anywhere else in the world. 🤩
The #alien-looking #trees you see here are known as Dragon's Blood because of its crimson sap, used in #medicinal balms and #lipstick.
in 2008 it was recognised as a #UNESCO World Heritage Site & is of 'universal importance because of its #biodiversity with rich and distinct #flora & # fauna'.
🌵💗 On dirait une plante inventée pour un film de science-fiction… et pourtant elle existe vraiment.
La rose du désert de Socotra déploie un tronc énorme, des fleurs délicates et une silhouette si étrange qu’on croirait voir un baobab miniature croisé avec une sculpture fantastique.
Une merveille botanique façonnée par la sécheresse, le vent et l’isolement de l’île de Socotra.
👉 À découvrir sur 2tout2rien.fr :
https://2tout2rien.fr/rose-du-desert-de-socotra-adenium-socotranum/
Heard a lot about recent events in #Yemen, but not much about #Socotra? We've got you covered with our new (free) supplement: "Who controls Socotra after UAE pullout?"
https://www.polgeonow.com/2026/02/who-controls-socotra-now-current-situation-uae-separatism.html
#island #MiddleEast #geography #geopolitics #UAE #SaudiArabia #independence #Hadibu @geography @geopolitics #MENA #IndianOcean #ArabWorld #Africa #SouthYemen #separatism #SouthArabia #rebels #world #worldnews #humanitarian
New #Yemen control map report for subscribers brings our coverage up to the present, with #SouthYemen separatists having badly lost their gambit for #independence. #Houthis and #AlQaeda are still as present as ever though.
More info: https://www.polgeonow.com/2026/02/yemen-civil-war-map-2026-houthis-separatists-irg-al-qaeda.html
#MiddleEast #maps #mapping #geopolitics #Saudi_Arabia #geography #defacto #map @geography @geopolitics #separatism #worldpolitics #IndianOcean #Socotra #STC #SouthArabia
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