Shamiani (''Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Shamiani'' in

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa * Swahili culture Swahili culture is the culture of ...

) is protected historic site located inside

Mkoani District Mkoani District (''Wilaya ya Mkoani'' in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Pemba South Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of Niue. The district has a water bo ...

of Pemba South Region in

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 ...

. The site is home to partially excavated abandoned medieval

ruins with a brief occupation period from about 14th to 16th century. James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 1981, pp. 306–34. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047. Accessed 25 Jul. 2022.

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