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| (images credit: Jan Vandorpe, socotra) |
A world where everything is different, trees and plants like you have never seen before. Seeing the mountains, land, soil here, it seems as if the set of a Hollywood film has been installed. That is, what is seen is not a reality but seems like a fantasy. Nature has done such wonders on earth, which people are surprised to see.
Today we are going to tell you about one such place, which is one of the strangest places in the world. This place is such that it looks like another planet. The name of this place is Socotra Island, also known as 'Alien Island' or Last Island. For a long time, humans did not know about this small island of Yemen, but eventually this place was discovered and the things that were seen here were very surprising. Plants, animals, mountains and soils are found on this island, 340 km away from Yemen. Here you will get to see two crore year old trees. You will not see this anywhere else in the world. It is said that there are about 800 such rare species on this island, which are not found anywhere else in the world. The juice coming out of the tree found on this island is red like blood. After collecting that juice, a good smelling substance called frankincense is made. This strange place has been included in UNESCO World Heritage. The people living here were earlier completely backward, that is, completely cut off from the world and believed more in superstition, but in today's time they are also using facilities like mobile and internet. The island of Socotra, famous for its unique biodiversity, has become a major attraction for tourists today.