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Encyclopedia > Bajuni Islands

The Bajuni Islands or Baajun Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, in the southern coast of Somalia,from Kisimayu to Ras Kiyemboni(Not Ras Kamboni). They lie at the northern end of a string of reefs which also include Zanzibar and Pemba. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar (IPA pronunciation: ), as used today, is the collective name for two East African islands off mainland Tanzania: Unguja (also called Zanzibar) and Pemba. ... Map of Pemba Island Pemba is an island about 50 kilometres to the north of the island of Zanzibar. ...


There are six main islands: Chandra, Chovaye, Chula, Koyama, Darakasi and Ngumi. Chula with the village of Ndowa is the only island with a significant population. This article is about the Hindu moon deity. ... Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and has long been considered to be the most prestigeous academic institution in the country. ...


The biggest island of the archipelago is Coiama or Koyama with two separate villages mainly Koyama and Koyamani. Koyama is also rich in hystorical ruines and monuments like "Pillar Tombs".


All bajunis inhabitant of Koyama island belong to NOWFALI (bajuni subclan).


Other islands with minor importance are : Kandha Iwu , Fuma , Ilisi and the island of Kisimayu (actual Kisimayu harbor) attached to the coast in 1961 during the construction of Kisimayu Port . There is other bajuni islands dispersed in the indian ocean along the coast between Kisimayu (Somalia) to Mombasa (Kenya).



 
 

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mohamed
19th April 2009
If I want to live there, do they have realestate ?
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