Samhah
{{Short description|Island in Yemen}}
{{Infobox islands
| name = Samhah
| native_name = {{lang|ar|سمحة}}
| image_name = Samhah ISS006.jpg
| image_caption = Photograph by NASA astronauts
| image_map = Topographic map of Socotra-en.svg
| map_caption = Map of the Socotra archipelago; Samha at center left
| coordinates = {{coord|12|09|N|53|03|E|display=title|region:YE_type:isle_source:GNS-enwiki}}
| location = Guardafui Channel
| archipelago = Socotra Archipelago
| area_km2 = 40
| length_km = 12
| width_km = 6.8
| country = {{flag|Yemen}}
| country_admin_divisions_title = Governorate
| country_admin_divisions = Socotra Governorate
| population = 100
}}
Samhah ({{langx|ar|سمحة}}; alt. Samha) is an inhabited island in the Guardafui Channel. A part of the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen, it is located between the island of Socotra and Abd al Kuri.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eQvhZaEVzjcC&pg=PA221|title=Yemen|last=McLaughlin|first=Daniel|date=February 2008|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=9781841622125|pages=221}}
Statistics
It measures {{convert|40|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=off}} in area, making it the smallest of the three inhabited islands of the group, after the main island of Socotra and Abd al Kuri. The population of some 100 lives in a village on the western part of the north coast.{{fact|date=July 2021}} Samhah and neighboring Darsah ({{convert|17|km|0|abbr=on}} to the east) are collectively known as "Al Akhawain" ({{langx|ar|الأخوين}}), which means "the two brothers". The island of Samhah measures {{convert|12|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} in length and {{convert|6.8|km|mi|1|abbr=off}} in width.
Important Bird Area
The island of Samhah (along with neighbouring Darsah) has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International, as it supports a breeding population of Jouanin's petrel (Bulweria fallax). {{cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/al-ikhwan-(socotra)-iba-yemen|title= Al-Ikhwan (Socotra)|author= |date=2021|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher= BirdLife International|access-date= 21 January 2021}}