Zanj
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Zanj is a term used by medieval Muslim geographers to refer to both a certain portion of Southeast Africa and to its Bantu inhabitants. This word is also the origin of the place-names Zanzibar and the Sea of Zanj.
Zanzibar slave market in 1860, by Edwin Stocqueler
Tippu Tip 1889
Stone Town in Zanzibar
Swahili coast
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The Swahili coast is a coastal area of East Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean and inhabited by the Swahili people. It includes Sofala ; Mombasa, Gede, Pate Island, Lamu, and Malindi ; and Dar es Salaam and Kilwa. In addition, several coastal islands are included in the Swahili coast, such as Zanzibar and Comoros.
A 1572 depiction of the city of Kilwa from Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's atlas Civitates orbis terrarum.
Zanzibar slave market in 1860, by Edwin Stocqueler
Stone Town is the Zanzibar Archipelago's main city
Houses are often decorated with carved door frames