Why this ride
From Kilmia it runs 22 km to Kilmia; allow about 24 min of riding. On the way it passes Samha and back through Samha. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Abd Alkuri and Sabunya
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 22 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 24 min
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: planning record, not independently verified geometry.
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Distances and riding times are planning figures. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Abd Alkuri
The people of Abd al Kuri are fishermen, and their lives follow the sea more than the land. The island is thinly populated, with a handful of small settlements, including Kilmia, a village on the coast, and the houses are low and simple, made of stone and cement, with boats drawn up on the beach. Fish, dried and salted, is the staple, along with goat meat, dates and rice brought from the mainland. The islanders speak a language related to the Socotri language of the main island, which is a South Arabian tongue that is quite different from Arabic and has no written tradition.
Read the complete Abd Alkuri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Abd Alkuri is where the day begins. Next is Samha.
2. Samha
Samha is a small, barren island in the Indian Ocean, one of the two islands known as the Brothers that lie between the main island of Socotra and the Horn of Africa. Together with Socotra and the other islands of the archipelago, it belongs to Yemen and is part of the Socotra Archipelago World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2008 for its extraordinary biodiversity. A few hundred people live on Samha, mostly fishermen, in a village by the shore, and the island has its own endemic plants, adapted to the harsh, dry climate.
Read the complete Samha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Samha comes up about 11 km into the recorded legs. Next is Sabunya.
3. back through Samha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Samha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Samha, late in the day. Next is Abd Alkuri.
4. Abd Alkuri
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Abd Alkuri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Abd Alkuri. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Abd Alkuri to Samha
Abd Alkuri → Samha is 11 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Samha to back through Samha
Samha → back through Samha is 0 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Samha to Abd Alkuri
back through Samha → Abd Alkuri is 11 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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