Shamiani
Shamiani is located in Tanzania
Shamiani
Shown within Tanzania
LocationMkoani District,
Pemba South Region,
 Tanzania
Coordinates5°26′17.52″S 39°44′7.44″E / 5.4382000°S 39.7354000°E / -5.4382000; 39.7354000
TypeSettlement
History
MaterialCoral rag
Founded14th century CE
Abandoned16th century CE
CulturesSwahili
Site notes
ConditionEndangered
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Architecture
Architectural stylesSwahili & Islamic
Official nameShamiani Ruins Historic Site
TypeCultural

Shamiani (Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Shamiani in Swahili ) is protected historic site located inside Mkoani District of Pemba South Region in Tanzania.[2] The site is home to partially excavated abandoned medieval Swahili ruins with a brief occupation period from about 14th to 16th century. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
  2. Schacht, J. “Further Notes on the Staircase Minaret.” Ars Orientalis, vol. 4, 1961, pp. 137–41. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4629137. Accessed 25 Jul. 2022.
  3. "Settlements of Pemba and Zanzibar" (PDF). Retrieved 25 Jul 2022.
  4. 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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