Qulensya

Qalansiyah is a fishing settlement near the western tip of Socotra, on the island's northern shore. These waters contain rich fishing grounds, and the village is among the northern settlements where fishing has been practised for centuries. Headlands, mountain peaks and sand dunes along this coast give sailors landmarks visible from far out at sea. Knowledge of these features and of the fishing grounds passed through generations of islanders, whose boats worked the waters between Socotra and the Arabian mainland.