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But HOW and WHY did Yemen take over Socotra in 1967?[edit]

In the History section of the article, the timeline goes from 1876 directly to 1967. And there is absolutely no mention or talk of how Yemen got involved in the island of Socotra. It says only:

"In October 1967, in the wake of the departure of the British from Aden and southern Arabia, the Mahra Sultanate as well as the other states of the former Aden Protectorate were abolished. On 30 November of the same year, Socotra became part of South Yemen."

Nothing else. Something is very obviously being left out. What legal premise did Yemen use to take control of the island, and why? There MUST be more to this story. Bzzzing (talk) 18:01, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Island was controlled by the Mehri tribes of Yemen Abo Yemen ✉ 07:06, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It was made a part of the British Protectorate of Aden, thus it's history was intertwined with the protectorate until the independence of the protectorate in 1967 as South Yemen. Clearly nothing significant happened during this period on the island that did not also affect the Aden Protectorate as a whole, which is why there is no information written here during the interim period. - Wiz9999 (talk) 20:48, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Native Socotri language name[edit]

the socotri name of this island is Saqatri (Socotri: ساقطري) but instead the name given is the name of the island in socotri arabic (not the socotri language itself). Abo Yemen ✉ 07:09, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blue Baboon Tarantula[edit]

This endemic spider is the only tarantula species living in communities (Wiki of the spider: A unique behavior of this tarantula is that it is communal, to the point that mother spiders care for the young, even attacking potential predators if they get too close to her egg sac.)

please add 2003:C1:1F0E:9200:D973:BDF1:ECE7:D7E1 (talk) 12:31, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

flag[edit]

@DeCausa why do you say that this source is not reliable? Abo Yemen ✉ 19:41, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Essentially anyone can post info to it including non-experts (It even cites Wikipedia!). See WP:USERGENERATED. It has been discussed at WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard and consensus is it is not WP:RS. Last discussion is here. DeCausa (talk) 19:58, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't know that anyone can post anything on that site. BUT, all of the flags posted there seems to be accurate and some flags like the Qu'aiti flag and the sultan's standard is the same one that is shown in the Mukalla Museum (formerly Quaiti sultan's palace). Anyways thanks for pointing that out. Abo Yemen ✉ 06:40, 4 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Rail transport in Socotra" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

The redirect Rail transport in Socotra has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 25 § Rail transport in Socotra until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 00:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]