Western Asia
Yemen
The top 7 natural landmarks of Yemen — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
Asia
ForestsSocotra Dragon's Blood Forest
Socotra
Dragon's blood tree is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
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Umbrella-shaped dragon's blood trees found nowhere else on Earth.
IslandsSocotra Island
Socotra
Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. It is situated between the Gulf of Aden, the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, and lies near major shipping routes. The largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago, it comprises around 95% of the landmass of the archipelago.
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An isolated island so unique it is called the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean.
CoastsDetwah Lagoon
Socotra
Detwah Lagoon (Arabic: ديطواح لاجون, also transliterated Ditwah Lagoon) is a lagoon on the coast of Socotra, Yemen. Located on the island's northwest coast near Qalansiyah, the saline lagoon connects to the Gulf of Aden, from which it is separated by a spit. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2007.
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A dazzling white-sand lagoon between dunes and turquoise sea.
MountainsHaghier Mountains
Socotra
Granite peaks on Socotra cloaked in rare endemic plants.
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Granite peaks on Socotra cloaked in rare endemic plants.
MountainsJabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb
Sana'a
Jabal An-Nabī Shuʿayb (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلنَّبِي شُعَيْب, lit. 'Mountain of the Prophet Shuaib'), also called Jabal Hadhur (Arabic: جَبَل حَضُوْر, romanized: Jabal Ḥaḍūr), is a mountain in the Harazi subregion of the Sarawat, located in Bani Matar District, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen.
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The highest peak in Arabia at over 3,660 m.
CanyonsWadi Dawan
Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut (Arabic: حَضْرَمَوْت, romanized: Ḥaḍramawt ; Hadrami Arabic: حَضْرَمُوت, romanized: Ḥaḍramūt ) is a geographic region in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula which includes the Yemeni governorates of Hadhramaut, Shabwah and Mahrah, Dhofar in southwestern Oman, and Sharurah in the Najran Province of Sau.
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A dramatic desert canyon lined with mud-brick villages and palms.
ForestsHawf Forest
Al Mahrah
A monsoon-fed cloud forest that turns emerald each summer.
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A monsoon-fed cloud forest that turns emerald each summer.