Socotra Archipelago, Republic Of Yemen, Indian Ocean

- the district of Qulansiyah wa 'Abd-al-Kūrī (قلنسيه وعبد الكوري), with a population of 10,557 and a district seat at Qulansiyah, consists of the minor islands (the island of 'Abd-al-Kūrī chief among them) and the western third of the main island.
Economy
The primary occupations of the people of Socotra has traditionally been fishing, animal husbandry, and the cultivation of dates.