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.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
borders Indian Ocean ⓘ
colonizedBy Omani Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Oman

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

Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani

Ruins of Songo Mnara ⓘ
linked to: Songo Mnara

Stone Town of Zanzibar ⓘ
linked to: Zanzibar City
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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Referenced by (81)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Africa → hasSubregion → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Viceroy of Portuguese India → locationOfWork → East Africa coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Kilwa Kisiwani → locatedIn → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Quirimbas Archipelago → region → East Africa coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Sabaki languages → areSpokenAlong → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Baraza la Kiswahili Zanzibar → regionOfInfluence → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Coast Province, Kenya → historicRegion → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Mvita → partOf → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Mvita → hasCulturalInfluenceOn → Swahili city-states ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Bantu peoples → spreadTo → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Shona states → tradePartner → Swahili city-states ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Kingdom of Mapungubwe → tradedWith → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Coast Province → historicalRegionOf → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Swahili people → region → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Swahili people → culturalRegion → Coastal East Africa ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Khoja Muslims → economicInfluenceRegion → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Indian Ocean coastline → hasPart → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Indian Ocean coastline → hasPart → Kenyan coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Indian Ocean coastline → hasPart → Tanzanian coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Kilwa Kisiwani → partOf → Swahili Coast ⓘ
subject linked to: Kilwa District
Kilwa Island → partOf → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi → regionOfActivity → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi → associatedWith → Swahili city-states ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Great Mosque of Kilwa → locatedOn → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Husuni Kubwa palace → heritageContext → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Husuni Kubwa palace → associatedWith → Swahili city-states ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Songo Mnara → partOf → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Lindi Region → coastType → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Lindi Region → historicalRegion → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean → hasLocation → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Omani Empire → tradingRegion → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Shirazi → historicalRegion → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Sultanate of Zanzibar → hadTerritoryIn → Kenya coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Baraawe → historicalRegion → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Odonus niger → nativeRange → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Ajuran Sultanate → tradePartner → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Dar es Salaam Bay → partOf → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Lamu → culturalRegion → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Pemba → locatedOn → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Pemba → historicalRegion → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Sofala → partOf → Swahili Coast ⓘ
Kingaama → spokenIn → East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Mijikenda peoples → locatedIn → Kenyan coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Mijikenda peoples → associatedWith → Swahili coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Comorian people → partOf → Swahili Coast cultural sphere ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Guthrie Zone G40–G50 languages → areSpokenNear → Swahili coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Malindi → partOf → Kenya Coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
Unguja Island → historicalRegion → Swahili Coast ⓘ