Lindi Historic Town (''Mji wa kale wa Lindi'' in
Swahili
Swahili may refer to:
* Swahili language, a Bantu language officially used in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes.
* Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa.
* Swahili culture, the culture of the Swahili p ...
) is a historic area located in the present day small city of
Lindi
Lindi is a historic coastal town in southern Tanzania and the administrative center of the Lindi Region, the least populated region in the country. Situated at the head of Lindi Bay along the Indian Ocean, the town is located approximately 10 ...
,
Lindi Municipal District
Lindi Municipal District is one of the eight administrative districts of Lindi Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of .The district is comparable in size to the land area of the nation state of Sao Tome and Principe. It is entirely bo ...
of
Lindi Region
Lindi Region (''Mkoa wa Lindi'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative Regions of Tanzania, regions. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Sr ...
in
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
. The historic part of town covers the wards of
Makonde, Ndoro, Mikundi,
Mitandi and
Msanjihili wards. The area has building from Swahili, Arab and German tradition reflecting the settlement's history.
Lindi was a major part of the
Swahili civilisation, whom established the town in the eleventh century and conducted trade along the coast with other people living near the Indian Ocean. The Swahili town's previous name has never been documented. It may have been called for the native Mwinyi's forefathers. The Omanis ruled the local populace and used the region to trade and transport ivory and slaves to the international market.
[Lerise, Fred, et al. “Background to Lindi Region.” The Case of Lindi and Its Region, Southern Tanzania, International Institute for Environment and Development, 2001, pp. 2–5. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep01760.4. Accessed 21 Aug. 2022.]
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Lindi Region