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Umbrella-shaped Dragons Blood Trees (Dracaene cannabari) are endemic to Socotra Island and flourish above 3, 000 feet
Dragonblood tree (Dracaena Cinnabari), Homil Plateau, Socotra Island, Yemen
An old fisherman brings in his catch at Apallhen Beach, which is an important turtle breeding ground in the north of the island
Children enjoy a boat race in a lagoon at Qalansiah, an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island
An old wooden sailing boat, known as a dhow, at Qalansiah, an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island. An Egyptian vulture perches on the prow
The waterfront at Qalansiah, an important fishing village in the northwest of Socotra Island
The old mosque at Mahferhin, a fishing village in the southeast of Socotra Island
A fisherman at Mahferhin, a fishing village in the southeast of Socotra Island
The Zaheg Dunes near the southern shores of Socotra Island. The Shaab Escarpment is visible in the distance
A Cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos soctrana) grows in limestone rock in the Dixam area of the Haghir Mountains
The top of the Diharo wadi (3, 500 feet) in the Dixam area of the Haghir Mountains. The highest peaks are visible in the distance. The islands mountainous terrain attracts rain
A spacious rock shelter dwelling of a pastoral Bedu family in the Haghir Mountains
Karst limestone in the Homhil Mountains. The island is composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks of pre-Cambrian age overlain by a limestone plateau
A boy rides home after school on a donkey in the Homhil Mountains
Endemic Dragons Blood Trees (Dracaene cannabari) grow among Socotran Desert Roses in the Homhil Mountains
The rugged outline of the Haghir Mountains from Croton shrubland of the islands lowland plains. The islands mountainous terrain attracts rain
A fisherman near Di Hamri with his weighted throwing net, which he will use in shallow water to catch bait for line-fishing
Fishermen bring in their catch at Sekra, a fishing village on Socotras north coast
Socotra Island is about 87 miles long and between 25 and 31 miles wide, covering an area of 1, 400 square miles
The minaret of Dileesa Mosque in the late afternoon. Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) perch either end of the crescent on top of the minaret
