Portuguese Socotra (Portuguese: Socotorá Portuguesa) refers to the period during which the island of Socotra was ruled by the Portuguese Empire. Captured...

shipping routes, Socotra is the largest of the four islands in the Socotra archipelago. Since 2013, the archipelago has constituted the Socotra Governorate...

the capital city of Socotra was Suq as reported by the Portuguese in the 16th century, which they referred to as market place. Socotra was inhabited around...

of Socotra was a military engagement that took place on Socotra Island in 1507, and which resulted in the occupation of the Island by the Portuguese Empire...

(in Socotri Shiq) is a town on the north-eastern coast of the island of Socotra (Yemen). It is located in the Hidaybu District on the eastern end of the...

Portuguese Oman refers to the period during which the northern coastal cities of Oman were under Portuguese rule, between 1507 and 1656. The coastal region...

and Socotra (Arabic: الدولة المهرية للبر وسقطرى Al-Dawlah al-Mahrīyah lil-Barr wa-Suquṭrā) or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra (Arabic:...

War (1516–17) Somali-Portuguese conflicts Portuguese Socotra Portuguese conquest of Socotra Portuguese conquest of Hormuz Portuguese India Islamic & European...

Official Portuguese territory in Asia included: Portuguese India Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese Oman Portuguese Socotra Portuguese Malacca Portuguese Timor...

and Malacca to control trade with China. The Portuguese had reports indicating that the island of Socotra was inhabited by Nestorian Christians and might...