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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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