Kinyasini is a village on the

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

n island of Unguja, part of

Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ...

. It is located in the central north of the island 10 kilometres to the south of

Kibaoni Kibaoni is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located in the central north of the island, four kilometres to the east of Mkokotoni Mkokotoni is a city located on the Tanzanian island of Unguja (Zanzibar). The city ...

. The village of Kinyasini is a bustling market place where the oceans products meet with the islands products. The market now has become a staple of the village and the nearby communities who sell their produce in the market. The market in Kinyasini is well known for its fresh fruit since it is in an inland location, but it also provides the inland islanders with fresh fish daily brought from Mkokotoni and Kiwengwa. This is also a common place to see local life and barter between the villages located inland and the one on the ocean front.

References

*Finke, J. (2006) ''The Rough Guide to Zanzibar (2nd edition).'' New York: Rough Guides. Unguja North Region Villages in Zanzibar {{Zanzibar-geo-stub