Tanga Island
Protected island and marine reserve in Tanga Region of Tanzania
5°3′20.29″S 39°6′27.11″E / 5.0556361°S 39.1075306°E / -5.0556361; 39.1075306Tanga Island[1] known during German East Africa as Toten Island in old colonial maps (Swahili Toten, adapted from German Toteninsel, meaning "Island of the Dead") is a small uninhabited and protected island situated north of the city of Tanga's harbour on Tanga Bay in Tanga Region, Tanzania. It is within the Tanga Bay. The island is located entirely with the Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park (TCMP). The island is administered by Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves.[2] [3]
Historical Site
The island is a historical site that contains ruins of two Medieval Swahili mosques and tombs.[4] The current name comes from the German word for "dead bodies" alluding to the numerous graves on the island.[5] Until 1854 Toten Island was still inhabited by people. In 1884 the remaining people moved to what is present day Tanga city.[6]
See also
- Historic Swahili Settlements
- National Historic Sites in Tanzania
- Swahili architecture
References
- ^ Cooke, H. J. "The coastal geomorphology of Tanga, Tanzania." Geographical Review (1974): 517-535.
- ^ "Marine Parks and Reserves Tanzania : Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park". Marineparks.go.tz. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Fraser, Catherine C. "Visual Clues to Interpreting Strindberg's" Spöksonaten"." Scandinavian Studies 63.3 (1991): 281-292.
- ^ James De Vere Allen. “Swahili Architecture in the Later Middle Ages.” African Arts, vol. 7, no. 2, UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center, 1974, pp. 42–84, https://doi.org/10.2307/3334723.
- ^ Tanzania By Jens Finke Published by Rough Guides, 2003 ISBN 1-85828-783-9, ISBN 978-1-85828-783-6, p. 169
- ^ http://www.urithi.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=1 [permanent dead link]
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Tanga District
Capital: Chumbageni
- Tanga Island
- Yambe Island
- Karange Island
- Urithi Tanga Museum
- Shabaan Robert's House, Duga
- Shabaan Robert Museum, Machui
- Ulenge Island Front Range Lighthouse
- Ulenge Island Rear Range Lighthouse
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