Diosko(u)rides (island)
natural · 30 BC – 2100 AD
Socotra is an island in the Arabian Sea. It is the eponymous island of the Socotra archipelago and comprises approximately 95% of the landmass in said archipelago. Human activity on the island begins in the Lower Paleolithic. In Graeco-Roman times, the island appears as "Dioskouridou" in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.
- Coordinates
- 12.53010, 53.90932
- Also known as
- Cezīre-i Suḳuṭrā (ota), Dioskorides, Dioskourides, Socotra (en), Socotra (en), Suqutra, Suquṭra (ar), جزيره سقطرا (ota), سُقُطْرَى (ar)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)