Bajuni Islands
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Somalia | |
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| Ethnic groups | Bajuni people |
The Bajuni Islands (Somali: Jasiiradaha Jubbada Hoose, also known as the Bajun Islands[1] or Baajun Islands) are an archipelago in southern Somalia.[2] They are situated in the Somali sea off the southern coast of Jubaland, from Kismayo to Ras Kiyamboni.
Geography
Administratively, the islands are within the Lower Juba region of Somalia.
There are six main islands:
- Chandra (2.95 km²),
- Chovaye (also spelled Tovai;[1] 0°52′19″S 42°09′33″E / 0.8720°S 42.1593°E) (5.46 km²),
- Chula (also spelled Tula;[1] 1°00′19″S 42°02′11″E / 1.0052°S 42.0364°E) (1.99 km²),
- Koyama (6.38 km²),
- Darakasi (1.99 km²) and
- Ngumi (2.56 km²).
Chula, where the village of Ndowa is situated, is the only island with a significant population
In addition, there are several smaller islands, including Kandha Iwu, Fuma, and Ilisi. The island of Kismayo was attached to the coast in 1961 during the construction of Kismayo Port.
History
The islands were part of the ancient
According to
Demographics
The islands are today mainly inhabited by the eponymous Bajuni people.[4]
See also
- List of islands in the Indian Ocean
- Saad ad-Din Islands
Notes
- ^ JSTOR 1787038
- ^ Mwangi, Oscar Gakuo. "Jubbaland: Somalia’s new security dilemma and state-building efforts." Africa Review 8.2 (2016): 120-132.
- ^ Cassanelli, Lee. "The Opportunistic Economics of the Kenya-Somali Borderland in Historical Perspective." Borders and Borderlands as Resources in the Horn of Africa (2010): 133-150.
- ^ Land, Property, and Housing in Somalia - Page 52, Gregory Norton - 2008
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