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List Of Swahili Settlements Of The East African Coast
Swahili settlements of the East African coast date from as early as the first century CE when eastern Bantu people on the east coast of Africa began adopting the Swahili language and culture and founded settlements along the coast and islands. Below is a list of Swahili settlements founded between 800 CE to 1900 CE. Northern coast, Tanzania * Manza * Toten Island * Tanga * Yambe Island * Tongoni *Mnarani * Mushembo *Pangani * Bweni Dogo * Ras Kikokwe * Kipumbwe * Kiungani * Sange * Kisikimto *Ushongo * Mkwaja * Bimbini * Mafui * Uzimia * Buyuni * Saadani * Utondwe *Winde * Mkadini *Bagamoyo * Kaole Southern Coast, Tanzania * Mbegani * Mbweni * Ukutani * Kunduchi * Msasani * Dar es Salaam * Mjimwema * Mbuamaji * Kimbiji * Mbuamaji * Kigunda * Funza * Jino Baya * Sala * Kutani * Bandarini * Kisiju * Kwale Island * Koma Island * Kisimani, Mafia * Kua Juani * Mwanamkuru * Mbutu Bandarini * Ras Dege * Kanyegwa Mfunguni * Ras Kutani * Jambe Juani * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pujini Ruins
Pujini Ruins (''Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Pujini'' in Swahili ) is a Medieval historic site next to the village of Pujini located in Chake Chake District of Pemba South Region. There used to be a fortified palace at the site, only ruins of the walls remain. The palace is believed to have been of Mkame Mdume. Its one of several National Historic Sites on the island of Pemba including Chambani and Ras Mkumbuu Ras Mkumbuu is a long narrow peninsula on the central west coast of Pemba Island, one of the two main islands of Tanzania's Zanzibar Archipelago. The town of Chake-Chake Chake-Chake is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba and ca .... See also * Historic Swahili Settlements References {{PembaSouth-geo-stub Swahili people Swahili city-states Swahili culture Pemba Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toten Island
Toten Island ( Swahili ''Kisiwa cha Toten'', adapted from German ''Toteninsel'', meaning "Island of the Dead") is a small uninhabited and protected island situated north of the city of Tanga's harbour in Tanga Region, Tanzania. It is within the Tanga Bay. The island is administered by both the Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves (Which is under the Misnistry of Natural Resources and Tourism) and the City of Tanga. The island is a historical site that contains ruins of two Medieval Swahili mosques and tombs. The current name comes from the German word for "dead bodies" alluding to the numerous graves on the island. Until 1854 Toten Island was still inhabited by people. In 1884 the remaining people moved to what is present day Tanga city.http://www.urithi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=1 See also * Historic Swahili Settlements *National Historic Sites in Tanzania *Swahili architecture Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mkwaja
Mkwaja is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,217. The name Mkwaja is derived after a Medieval Swahili city state on the coast of Mkwaja ward.James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047 See also * List of Swahili settlements of the East African coast Swahili settlements of the East African coast date from as early as the first century CE when eastern Bantu people on the east coast of Africa began adopting the Swahili language and culture and founded settlements along the coast and islands. Bel ... References Swahili people Swahili city-states Swahili culture National Historic Sites in Tanga Region Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras Kikokwe
Ras or RAS may refer to: Arts and media * RAS Records Real Authentic Sound, a reggae record label * Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol, a south Tyrolese public broadcasting service * Rás 1, an Icelandic radio station * Rás 2, an Icelandic radio station * Raise A Suilen, a Japanese band Organizations * Railway Air Services, a UK airline * Rajasthan Administrative Service, India * Remote Astronomical Society Observatory of New Mexico * Richard Allen Schools, a charter school system in Ohio, USA * Richardson Adventist School, now North Dallas Adventist Academy * IEEE Robotics and Automation Society * Royal Air Squadron, a flying club in the UK * Royal American Shows, an American travelling carnival company operating from the 1920s to the 1990s * Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland * Royal Astronomical Society, UK, founded 1820 * Russian Academy of Sciences Biology * RAAS, the renin–angiotensin system, a hormone system that regulates blood pressure * Recurrent aphthous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bweni Dogo
Bweni is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 1,263. See also * List of Swahili settlements of the East African coast Swahili settlements of the East African coast date from as early as the first century CE when eastern Bantu people on the east coast of Africa began adopting the Swahili language and culture and founded settlements along the coast and islands. Bel ... References Wards of Pangani District Wards of Tanga Region Archaeological sites in Tanzania Archaeological sites of Eastern Africa {{TangaTZ-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangani
Pangani Town is a historic Swahili settlement located on the south eastern shore of Tanga Region, Tanzania. The town lies south of the city of Tanga, at the mouth of the Pangani River. It is the headquarters of the Pangani District. Administrately the town Pangani is situated within two wards, Pangani Mashariki and Pangani Magharibi. The town is currently the largest settlement in Pangani district and is a major tourist attraction in Tanga region and is a Tanzanian National Histotic Site. History Archaeologists have found the remains of small 15th century settlements on the bluffs just north of Pangani, but the modern town came to prominence in the 19th century, when, under nominal Zanzibari rule, it was a major terminus of caravan routes to the deep interior. From the 1860s onward townspeople established large plantations of sugar and coconut in Mauya, along the banks of the river just west of town. The plantations were worked by slave labor, and Pangani also became an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushembo
Mushembo ruins ( Swahili ''Magofu ya Mushembo'') is a Swahili historic site located in southern Tanga Region, Tanzania. The site is home to Medieval Swahili ruins that have yet to be excavated.James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047. See also * Historic Swahili Settlements *National Historic Sites in Tanzania *Swahili architecture Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of diverse building traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Africa. Rather than simple derivatives of Islamic architecture from the Arabic ... References Swahili city-states Swahili culture Tanga, Tanzania Geography of Tanga Region National Historic Sites in Tanga Region National Historic Sites in Tanzania Archaeological sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
