Erissel (; alt. Irsal)''List of local Socotran geographical names used in entomological literature'', in: Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, Published 17.xii.2012 Volume 52 (supplementum 2), pp. 27–67. is a fishing village on the main island of

Socotra Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as ...

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. Located in the Hidaybu District its approximate population is 400. Erissel lies next to Ras Irissel or ''Rhiy di-Irīsal'', the easternmost point of Socotra, where the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

meets the

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. On the narrow spur of the cape, the bedrock of the island outcrops as amphibolitic rocks. The cape is a place where ships have been colliding with rocks for centuries.Ship's bell with inscription meaning Ras Irissel
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Populated places in Socotra Socotra Governorate {{Yemen-geo-stub

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