Darsah

Darsah

Native name: درسة
Photograph by NASA astronauts
Geography
Coordinates	12°06′N 53°16′E / 12.100°N 53.267°E / 12.100; 53.267Coordinates: 12°06′N 53°16′E / 12.100°N 53.267°E / 12.100; 53.267
Archipelago	Socotra Archipelago[1]
Area	5.412 km2 (2.090 sq mi)
Length	7.12 km (4.424 mi)
Width	2.25 km (1.398 mi)
Country
Yemen[1]
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited[1]

Darsah (Arabic: درسة‎) is an uninhabited island in the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen.^[1] Darsah and neighboring Samhah (17 km to the west) are collectively known as "Al Akhawain" (Arabic: الأخوين‎) which means "The Brothers".

Map of the Socotra archipelago; Darsah at lower center

References

v t e Islands of Yemen Socotra Archipelago Abd al Kuri Darsah Samhah Socotra Hanish Islands Zuqar Island Hanish al Kabir Hanish al Ṣaghir Uninhabited islands Jabal al-Tair Island Kamaran Perim Saso Island Zubair Group Islands of Yemen at Commons