Swahili people
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The Swahili people comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab, and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area encompassing the East African coast across southern Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and
Swahili women in gala dress, late 1800s
Swahili Arabic script on a one-pysar coin from Zanzibar, c. 1299 AH (1882 CE)
Swahili Arabic script on a carved wooden doorway at Lamu in Kenya
Swahili Arabic script on wooden door in Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
Swahili culture
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Swahili culture is the culture of the Swahili people inhabiting the Swahili coast. This littoral area encompasses Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique, as well as the adjacent islands of Zanzibar and Comor
Bao players in the Stone Town of Zanzibar
Women wearing Kangas with Swahili sayings and geometric designs in Moshi, Tanzania