Watiro Island Explained
| Watiro Island |
| Pushpin Map: | Tanzania |
| Pushpin Relief: | Yes |
| Map Width: | 200 |
| Location: | Sea of Zanj |
| Length Km: | 0.8 |
| Width Km: | 0.6 |
| Ethnic Groups: | Matumbi |
| Languages: | Swahili |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Lindi Region |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | District |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Kilwa District |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Ward |
| Country Admin Divisions 2: | Kilwa Masoko |
Watiro Island (Kisiwa cha Watiro, in Swahili) is an island located in Kilwa Masoko ward of Kilwa District in Lindi Region, Tanzania. The island is just south of Kilwa Kisiwani.[1] [2] [3]
Notes and References
- Safeguarding Swahili trade in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries: a unique navigational complex in south-east Tanzania. Edward. Pollard. September 22, 2011. World Archaeology. 43. 3. 458–477. CrossRef. 10.1080/00438243.2011.608287. 161668324 .
- Web site: Watiro Island. geoview.info.
- Interpreting Medieval to Post-Medieval Seafaring in South East Tanzania Using 18th- to 20th-Century Charts and Sailing Directions. Edward. Pollard. March 1, 2016. Les Cahiers d'Afrique de l'Est / The East African Review. 51. 99–125. journals.openedition.org. 10.4000/eastafrica.332. 199952795 . free.
