Friday, August 21, 2026 Search My Trip EnglishChinese
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
Taiwan's window to the world

Detwah Lagoon

Qulensya Wa Abd Al Kuri District, Yemen

Detwah Lagoon (also transliterated Ditwah Lagoon) is a lagoon on the coast of Socotra, Yemen. Located on the island's northwest coast near Qalansiyah, the saline lagoon connects to the Gulf of Aden, from which it is separated by a spit. It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2007.

NatureReserve data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other nature-reserves in Yemen