Samhah

Samhah
Native name:
سمحة
Photograph by NASA astronauts
Map of the Socotra archipelago; Samha at center left
Geography
LocationGuardafui Channel
Coordinates12°09′N 53°03′E / 12.150°N 53.050°E / 12.150; 53.050
ArchipelagoSocotra Archipelago
Area40 km2 (15 sq mi)
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Width6.8 km (4.23 mi)
Administration
GovernorateSocotra Governorate
Demographics
Population100

Samhah (Arabic: سمحة; alt. Samha), is an inhabited island in the Guardafui Channel. A part of the Socotra archipelago of Yemen, it is located between the island of Socotra and Abd al Kuri.[1]

  1. ^ McLaughlin, Daniel (February 2008). Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 221. ISBN 9781841622125.