Mahris
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The Mahris, also known as the al-Mahra tribe, are an Arab ethnographic group primarily inhabiting South Arabia especially in the Al-Mahra Governorate in Yemen and the island of Socotra in the Guardafu
Depiction of Mahri people from the 16th-century Códice Casanatense, labeled as Fartaques, in reference to the Cape Fartak.
Mahri camels in Al Mahra
Socotra
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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
Mahris
…قبيلة المهرة), are an Arab ethnographic group primarily inhabiting South Arabia especially in the Al-Mahra Governorate in Yemen and the island of Socotra in the Guardafui Channel. They are named after Mahra bin Haydan. They can also be found in the Sultanate of Oman, and the eastern region of the Arabian…
Local men from Socotra taken by Charles K. Moser (1918)
Diksam Plateau
Momi Plateau with rainwater harvest structures, water storage body, shelter for herders
Hajhir Mountains