Niamembe Island Explained

Niamembe Island
Pushpin Map:	Tanzania
Pushpin Relief:	Yes
Map Width:	200
Location:	Zanzibar Channel
Waterbody:	Indian Ocean
Archipelago:	Zanzibar Archipelago
Length Km:	1.55
Width Km:	0.62
Ethnic Groups:	Hadimu
Languages:	Swahili
Country Admin Divisions Title:	Region
Country Admin Divisions:	Mjini Magharibi Region
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:	District
Country Admin Divisions 1:	Mjini
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:	Ward
Country Admin Divisions 2:	Fumba

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]}

Notes and References

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. Web site: 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.