{{Short description|Island in Yemen}} {{Infobox islands | name = Darsah | native_name = جزيرة درسة | image_name = Darsah ISS006.jpg | image_caption = Photograph by NASA astronauts | coordinates = {{coord|12|07|15|N|53|16|30|E|display=inline,title|region:YE_type:isle}} | archipelago = Socotra Archipelago | area_km2 = 5.412 | length_km = 7.12 | width_km = 2.25 | country = {{flagcountry|YEM}} | country_admin_divisions_title = Governorate | country_admin_divisions = Socotra Governorate | population = uninhabited }}
'''Darsah''' ({{langx|ar|درسة}}) is an uninhabited island in the Guardafui Channel. It is part of the Socotra Archipelago of Yemen. Darsah and neighboring Samhah ({{convert|17|km|0|abbr=on}} to the west) are collectively known as "Al Akhawain" ({{langx|ar|الأخوين}}) which means "The Brothers".
==Important Bird Area== The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding colonies of red-billed tropicbirds and brown boobies.<ref name="bli">{{cite web |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/darsa-iba-yemen|title= Darsa|date=2021|website= BirdLife Data Zone|publisher=BirdLife International|access-date= 28 January 2021}}</ref>
left|270px|thumb|Map of the Socotra archipelago; Darsah at lower center
==See also== *List of islands of Yemen *Samhah
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Islands of Yemen}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Uninhabited islands of Yemen Category:Socotra archipelago Category:Important Bird Areas of Socotra Category:Seabird colonies
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