Niamembe Island

Niamembe Island
Niamembe Island is located in Tanzania
Niamembe Island
Niamembe Island
Geography
LocationZanzibar Channel
Coordinates06°21′25″S 39°21′11″E / 6.35694°S 39.35306°E / -6.35694; 39.35306
ArchipelagoZanzibar Archipelago
Adjacent toIndian Ocean
Length1.55 km (0.963 mi)
Width0.62 km (0.385 mi)
Administration
RegionMjini Magharibi Region
DistrictMjini
WardFumba
Demographics
LanguagesSwahili
Ethnic groupsHadimu

Niamembe Island (Kisiwa cha Niamembe, in Swahili) is a protected island located in Fumba ward of Mjini District in Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania. One of the Menai Bay islands, the island is a part of the Menai Bay Marine Conservation Area and is composed of limestone.[1] [2][3]

  1. ^ Kotarba-Morley, Anna M., et al. "Coastal landscape changes at Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar: Contextualizing the archaeology of an early Islamic port of trade." The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology 19.1 (2024): 57-91.
  2. ^ "Niamembe Island overview".
  3. ^ Fitton, Tom. Pushing the boat out: A study of spatial organisation and harbour spaces in the early Swahili ports of the Zanzibar archipelago, 550-1100 CE. Diss. University of York, 2017.