- a variation of Socotra.
Sokotra
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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An Alpine Club would find plenty of amusement in Sokotra.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
Sokotra has followed the fortunes of Arabia; throughout, the same political and religious influences which have been at work in Arabia have been felt here.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
Other ruins of a ruder and more irregular character lay scattered in the vicinity, and at some remote period, when Sokotra was in its brighter days, this must have been an important centre of civilisation.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
Though it is Arabian politically, Sokotra geographically is African.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
Butter is now the chief product and almost the sole export of the island, and Sokotra butter has quite a reputation in the markets along the shores of Arabia and Africa.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
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