Shamiani

Shamiani

Shown within Tanzania
Location	Mkoani District, Pemba South Region,  Tanzania
Coordinates	5°26′17.52″S 39°44′7.44″E
Type	Settlement
History
Material	Coral rag
Founded	14th century CE
Abandoned	16th century CE
Cultures	Swahili
Site notes
Condition	Endangered
Ownership	Tanzanian Government
Management	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Architecture
Architectural styles	Swahili & Islamic
National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Shamiani Ruins Historic Site
Type	Cultural

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.^[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.