Yambe Island (
Swahili ''Kisiwa cha Yambe'') is protected, uninhabited historic island located directly east of the city of
Tanga Tanga may refer to:
Places Burkina Faso
* , a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Tanga, Sidéradougou, a village in western Burkina Faso
* Tanga-Pela, a village in northern-central Burkina Faso
Other places
* Tanga, Tanzania, a city and port on th ...
in
Tanga District of
Tanga 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 ...
. It is the largest island in Tanga region. It is located entirely with the Tanga
Coelacanth Marine Park (TCMP). The island is administered by the Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves. The island is also home to medieval
Swahili ruins that have yet to be excavated.
See also
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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 people
Swahili city-states
Swahili culture
Uninhabited islands of Tanzania
Tanga, Tanzania
Geography of Tanga Region
National Historic Sites in Tanga Region
National Historic Sites in Tanzania
Islands of Tanga Region
Archaeological sites in Tanzania
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