Socotra Island – Yemen: Ikirwa cy’ubutaka butagereranywa isi yiyibagije
By Niyubahwe Gilbert •
January 3, 2026 •
2 min
Socotra Island, ikirwa kiri mu nyanja ya Arabian Sea muri Yemen, ni ahantu hihariye ku isi ku bw’ibiti n’ibimera bidahari ahandi, aho 70% byabyo ari ibihasanzwe. Iki kirwa kinini gifite ubuso bwa 3,796 km², kikaba kiri mu Gulf of Aden, gifitanye isano n’uturere two muri Afurika mu bijyanye n’imiterere n’ibihe. Socotra ifite ikirere cy’ubutayu givanze n’imiyaga iva ku nyanja, imisozi, amacumu y’amabuye, ibibaya binini n’inkengero za corail, kandi cyashyizwe ku rutonde rw’umurage w’isi wa UNESCO mu 2008. Kimwe n’ibiti bidasanzwe birimo Dragon’s Blood Tree, Desert Rose na Cucumber Tree, hari n’inyamaswa zidasanzwe z’uruvu, nyoni, imbeba n’udukoko dutangaje. Kugera kuri Socotra bisaba indege iva i Cairo cyangwa Seiyun, kandi ingendo zikorwa mu buryo bwa eco-tourism kugira ngo habungabungwe ubuzima bwaho. Iki kirwa ni ahantu hatangaje, hataragerwaho n’iterambere, hifashishwa umwuka w’umwimerere, gifite akanyamuneza n’ubwiza karemano, kikaba nk’ifoto ya kera y’isi, ndetse kikaba ari ahantu dukwiye gusura ariko tukanabungabunga, kuko ubuzima bwaho bufite ubushobozi bwo gutanga ibisubizo ku bibazo by’isi muri iki gihe.