Shamiani

Shamiani
Shamiani is located in Tanzania
Shamiani
Location within Tanzania
5°26′17.52″S 39°44′7.44″E / 5.4382000°S 39.7354000°E / -5.4382000; 39.7354000
TypeSettlement
CulturesSwahili
LocationMkoani District,
Pemba South Region,
Tanzania
History
Built14th century CE
Abandoned16th century CE
Site notes
MaterialCoral rag
Architectural styles
Swahili & Islamic
ConditionEndangered
OwnerTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Official name
Shamiani Ruins Historic Site
TypeCultural

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

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.