List of Swahili settlements of the East African coast

Swahili settlements of the East African coast date from as early as the first century CE when eastern Bantu people on the east coast of Africa began adopting the Swahili language and culture and founded settlements along the coast and islands. Below is a list of Swahili settlements founded between 800 CE to 1900 CE. == Northern coast, Tanzania == == Southern Coast, Tanzania == == Zanzibar Island, Tanzania == == Pemba Island, Tanzania == == South coast, Kenya == == North coast, Kenya == == References == == Further reading == Allen, James De Vere (1993).

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