Back جزيرة عبد الكوري Arabic جزيره عبد الكورى ARZ Abd al Kuri Catalan ‘Abd al Kūrī CEB Abd al-Kúrí Czech Abd al-Kuri German Αμπντ αλ Κούρι Greek Abd al Kuri Esperanto Abd al Kuri Spanish ‘Abd al-Kūrī Estonian
Native name: عبد الكوري | |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 12°11′8.9″N 52°14′18″E / 12.185806°N 52.23833°E |
| Archipelago | Socotra Archipelago[1] |
| Area | 133 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| Length | 36 km (22.4 mi) |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Highest point | Mount Ṣāliḥ[2] |
| Administration | |
Yemen | |
| Governorate | Socotra Governorate[3] |
| Capital city | Kilmia |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 450[1] |
| Pop. density | 3.38/km2 (8.75/sq mi) |
Abd al Kuri (Arabic: عبد الكوري) is a rocky island in the Guardafui Channel.[4] As a part of the Socotra Archipelago[2] of the Socotra Governorate of Yemen,[3] it lies about 65 miles (105 km) southwest of the island of Socotra.[2] It consists of granite and diorite covered by limestone.[5]
- ^ a b Socotra Governance & Biodiversity Project - "Welcome to Socotra" Archived 22 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine 10 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "ʿAbd al-Kūrī." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 6 October 2011.
- ^ a b GeoNames National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ Steele, John. Ocean Currents: A Derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. p. 160.
- ^ Schürmann (1974) pp. 24.
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