Samhah
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Samhah is an inhabited island of the Socotra
Socotra
Socotra , also spelt Soqotra, is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean. The largest island, also called Socotra, is about 95% of the landmass of the archipelago. It lies some east of the Horn of Africa and south of the Arabian Peninsula. The island is very isolated and through...

 archipelago, between the main island of Socotra, and Somalia. Like the whole group, it belongs to Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

, specifically to Hadhramaut Governorate
Hadhramaut Governorate
Hadhramaut or Hadramawt is a governorate of Yemen. Lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut, it is the country's largest governorate.-Overview:...

. Somalia also claims this Island. It measures 40 km² in area, making it the smallest of the three inhabited islands of the group, after the main island of Socotra and Abd al Kuri
Abd al Kuri
Abd al Kuri is a rocky island about 65 miles southwest of Socotra in the Indian Ocean. It is part of the Socotra Archipelago and belongs to Yemen, although it is geographically closer to the Horn of Africa....

. The population of some 100 lives in a village on the western part of the north coast. Samhah and neighboring Darsah
Darsah
Darsah is an uninhabited island in the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen....

(17 km to the east) are collectively known as Al Ikhwān (The Brothers).
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