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'''Socotra''' (/səˈkoʊtrə, soʊ-, ˈsɒkətrə/; Arabic: سُقُطْرَىٰ ''Suquṭrā'') or '''Saqatri''' (Soqotri: ساقطْري ''Saqaṭri'') is a privately-administered island in the Indian Ocean part of [[Yemen]], off the [[Horn of Africa]]. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea and near major shipping routes, Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago. The island is located 380 kilometers south of mainland Yemen, 270 kilometers east of [[Somalia]] and 1,176 kilometers east of [[Djibouti]].
'''Hadibu''' (Arabic: حديبو), formerly known as Tamrida, is the capital and largest town of the [[Socotra]] Special Administrative Region of [[Yemen]]. It is the seat of the SAR government headed by the Administrator.  


On 19 September 2025, the island of Socotra was designated as a Special Administrative Region of Yemen by Emir [[Ayyub Fahad Al-Ansari]], with broad powers to legislate its own laws and regulations, and with the township of [[Hadibu]] as its capital.
Socotra Airport is located about 12 kilometres west of Hadibu, and close to the third-largest town in the archipelago, Qād̨ub. The S6 highway runs along the north shore from Qalansiya in the west to Hadibu and then to the Dihamri area in the east, while the S18 highway runs from the northern to the southern coast of Socotra, through the Dixsam Plateau.

Revision as of 04:35, 26 January 2025

Hadibu District
مديرية حديبو
Capital of Socotra Special Administrative Region
The City Hall building in Hadibu, Socotra
Information
CountryYemen
GovernorateSocotra SAR
AdministratorZakir Hussein Al-Amri
MayorHafez Hamad
Area180 sq km
Population105,226 (2033 census)
Land ValueHigh
LandmarksHadibu City Hall
Hadibu Souk
White Silk Club
Al-Fatinah
Sandalwood Casino

Hadibu (Arabic: حديبو), formerly known as Tamrida, is the capital and largest town of the Socotra Special Administrative Region of Yemen. It is the seat of the SAR government headed by the Administrator.

Socotra Airport is located about 12 kilometres west of Hadibu, and close to the third-largest town in the archipelago, Qād̨ub. The S6 highway runs along the north shore from Qalansiya in the west to Hadibu and then to the Dihamri area in the east, while the S18 highway runs from the northern to the southern coast of Socotra, through the Dixsam Plateau.