Miandi is a proto-Somali small town in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia.

Overview

Miandi is situated in the southernmost part of the country, at a radius of one to two miles from Ras Cuaodo.[1]

An ancient walled town, it is an important local archaeological site. Among the various old ruins is a finely-plastered mosque. The square bases of four of the masjid's interior columns still stand.[1]

Additionally, the town contains a number of pillar tombs. According to Elliot, who examined the structures, the long shaft of one of the collapsed pillars was especially well-made.[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Somali Studies International Association (1992). Hussein Mohamed Adam; Charles Lee Geshekter (eds.). The Proceedings of the First International Congress of Somali Studies. Scholars Press. p. 107. ISBN 0891306587. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ Somali Studies International Association (1983). Thomas Labahn (ed.). The Proceedings of the Second International Congress of Somali Studies - Volume II: Archaeology and History. Helmut Buske Verlag Hamburg. p. 94. Retrieved 11 January 2015.