Al-Mukalla

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Introducing Al-Mukalla

Dating from the 8th century, the shining white capital of Hadramawt, Al-Mukalla, is one of Yemen’s most important ports and fastest-growing cities. There’s little to encourage the traveller to stay long, but its flavour of faraway lands makes for an interesting change of scene from the conservative interior.

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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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    Re: travelling to sanaa and socotra...

    by specola 17 March 2012

    Socotra. Finally the dream came true and I have been there! This island is little known, is located in the Indian Ocean, is part of Yemen,…
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    Re: Info on flights to Socatra

    by volineri 19 February 2012

    For your vacation from Feb. 28 (tuesday) to March 9 (friday), since Socotra is not conncted to mainland all the days of the week, and…
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    Socotra Travel Report - February 2012

    by MarcoStefano 13 February 2012

    I visited the island of Socotra earlier this month - didn't know much about it until last year.  Did a Google image search and was immediate…

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