Samhah

Samhah
Jasiirada Samhah

Native name: سمحة
Photograph by NASA astronauts
Geography
Coordinates
Archipelago	Socotra Archipelago
Area	40 km2 (15 sq mi)
Length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Width	6.8 km (4.23 mi)
Administration
Yemen
Governorate	Socotra Governorate
Demographics
Population	100

Samhah or Samha (Template:Lang-ar) is an inhabited island in the Guardafui Channel. A part of the Socotra archipelago, it is located between the island of Socotra and Somalia. Like the whole group, it belongs to Yemen and is part of Socotra Governorate. There is a dispute between Yemen and Somalia's government over the island's sovereignty.

Statistics

It measures 40 square kilometres (15 square miles) in area, making it the smallest of the three inhabited islands of the group, after the main island of Socotra and Abd al Kuri. The population of some 100 lives in a village on the western part of the north coast. Samhah and neighboring Darsah (17 km (11 mi) to the east) are collectively known as "Al Akhawain" (Template:Lang-ar) which means "The Brothers". The island of Samhah measures 12 kilometres (7 miles) in length and 6.8 kilometres (4.2 miles) in width.

Important Bird Area

The island of Samhah (along with neighbouring Darsa) has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding Jouanin's petrels.