[4] In 2003, a proposal by Yemen's public works authority was submitted to construct a road connecting Qulensya to the island's capital of Hadibu.

This new construction would have violated Yemeni conservational law in place to protect the nearby Detwah Lagoon Nature Sanctuary, which the road would have cut through.

The runup of the tsunami was roughly 2 m (6 ft 7 in) higher than usual in Qulensya, in line with estimates from across the island causing one fatality.

They are some of the only settlements on the island which have been inhabited by migrants from mainland Yemen, and represent a growing trend of urbanization in the northern coastal regions of Socotra.

[7] Qulensya lies at the northwestern corner of Socotra, at the end of the central Hajhir mountain range, which overlooks the town.