Swahili Coast

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The Swahili Coast is a historic coastal region along the Indian Ocean in East Africa known for its Swahili culture, maritime trade, and blend of African, Arab, and Persian influences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
historical region
borders Indian Ocean
colonizedBy Oman
surface form: Omani Sultanate

Portuguese Empire
country Comoros
Kenya
Madagascar
Mozambique
Somalia
Tanzania
economicActivity fishing
tourism
trade
ethnicGroup Swahili people
flourishedFrom 8th century
flourishedTo 16th century
heritageSite Lamu
surface form: Lamu Old Town

Kilwa Kisiwani
surface form: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani

Songo Mnara
surface form: Ruins of Songo Mnara

Zanzibar City
surface form: Stone Town of Zanzibar
historicalPeriod medieval period
influencedBy Arab culture
Bantu cultures
Persian culture
knownFor Indian Ocean trade network
Swahili culture
blend of African Arab and Persian influences
coral rag architecture
maritime trade
stone towns
language Swahili language
locatedIn East Africa
majorCity Kilwa Kisiwani
Lamu
Mombasa
Pemba
Sofala
Zanzibar City
religion Islam
tradeGood ceramics
gold
ivory
slaves
spices
textiles
tradePartner Arabian Peninsula
China
India
Persia

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East Africa hasSubregion Swahili Coast
Viceroy of Portuguese India locationOfWork Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East Africa coast
Kilwa Kisiwani locatedIn Swahili Coast
Quirimbas Archipelago region Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East Africa coast
Sabaki languages areSpokenAlong Swahili Coast
Baraza la Kiswahili Zanzibar (BAKIZA) regionOfInfluence Swahili Coast
subject surface form: Baraza la Kiswahili Zanzibar
Coast Province, Kenya historicRegion Swahili Coast
Mvita partOf Swahili Coast
Mvita hasCulturalInfluenceOn Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Swahili city-states
Bantu peoples spreadTo Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East African coast
Shona states tradePartner Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Swahili city-states
Kingdom of Mapungubwe tradedWith Swahili Coast
Coast Province historicalRegionOf Swahili Coast
Swahili people region Swahili Coast
Swahili people culturalRegion Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Coastal East Africa
Khoja Muslims economicInfluenceRegion Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East African coast
Indian Ocean coastline hasPart Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East African coast
Indian Ocean coastline hasPart Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Kenyan coast
Indian Ocean coastline hasPart Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Tanzanian coast
Kilwa District partOf Swahili Coast
subject surface form: Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Island partOf Swahili Coast
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi regionOfActivity Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East African coast
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi associatedWith Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Swahili city-states
Great Mosque of Kilwa locatedOn Swahili Coast
Husuni Kubwa palace heritageContext Swahili Coast
Husuni Kubwa palace associatedWith Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Swahili city-states
Songo Mnara partOf Swahili Coast
Lindi Region coastType Swahili Coast
Lindi Region historicalRegion Swahili Coast
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean hasLocation Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East African coast
Omani Empire tradingRegion Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: East African coast
Shirazi historicalRegion Swahili Coast
Sultanate of Zanzibar hadTerritoryIn Swahili Coast
this entity surface form: Kenya coast