Sinda Island (''Kisiwa cha Sinda'', 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 a protected, uninhabited island in the
indian ocean under the
Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve
The Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve System (DMRS) is a group of marine wildlife reserves in Tanzania, situated off the coast of Dar es Salaam Region. The reserve system consists of nine uninhabited islands, four north of Dar es Salaam ( Bongoyo, Mb ...
(DMRS) with the
IUCN category II located within
Kigamboni District
Kigamboni District (officially known as Kigamboni Municipal Council) is a district of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Kigamboni District is divided into 9 administrative wards.
# Tungi
# Vijibweni
# Kimbiji
# Kisarawe II
# Kigamboni
# Mjimwema
# K ...
of
Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam Region (''Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located in the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land and ...
in
Tanzania. The islands reserve measures around 4.6km
2 consisting of inner and outer Sinder Island. South of the island is Kikwero reef and west is the
Somangila
Somangila (''Kata ya Somangila'', in Swahili) is an administrative ward and district capital of the Kigamboni District of the Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. The Indian Ocean borders the ward to the north, Kimbiji to the south and Kisarawe II ...
ward of Kigamboni. The island is home to endangered
coconunt crabs. The Islands are home to ruins that date back to the 19th century, but Arab sailor
Ibn Majid first noted the islands in 1470.
See also
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Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves Unit
The Marine Park and Reserves Unit of Tanzania was formed in 1994 under the Marine Parks and Reserve Act No 29, of 1994. Previously all marine life and biodiversity was under the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development, Ministry of Livestoc ...
*
List of protected areas of Tanzania
References
Coastal islands of Tanzania
Geography of Dar es Salaam
Uninhabited islands of Tanzania
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