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*Climate: Temperate in the mountainous regions in the western part of the country, extremely hot with minimal rainfall in the remainder of the *country. Humid on the coast.
*Climate: Temperate in the mountainous regions in the western part of the country, extremely hot with minimal rainfall in the remainder of the *country. Humid on the coast.
*Natural Hazards: Sandstorms and dust storms in summer; volcanism: Yemen experiences limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century.
*Natural Hazards: Sandstorms and dust storms in summer; volcanism: Yemen experiences limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century.
===Socotra===
Socotra is an island in the [[Indian Ocean]]. It is situated between the [[Gulf of Aden]], the Guardafui Channel and the [[Arabian Sea]], and lies near major shipping routes. It lies 380 kilometres (205 nautical miles) south of the [[Arabian Peninsula]] and 232 km (125 nmi) east of the [[Horn of Africa]]. The island is [[cultural]]ly and [[administrative]]ly a part of Yemen, but [[geographic]]ally it lies in [[Africa]].
==People==
==People==