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Koyama (also known as Kunyama Kundeeq) (also spelled Kwayama[1] and Coiama) is an island in southern Somalia, in the region of Jubaland.[2]

Koyama Island
Koyama
Koyama (Somalia)
Geography
LocationSomalia
ArchipelagoBajuni Islands
Administration
 Somalia
Demographics
Ethnic groupsBajuni people

Koyama is the second largest island of the Bajuni Islands archipelago in the Somali sea, situated only 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from the mainland coast of Somalia. It is 5.3 km (3.3 mi) long and up to two kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, and features a large bay or lagoon opening towards the mainland coast. At 6.38 km2 (2.46 sq mi), it is almost equal in size to Chula, which measures 6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi). Koyama island has two separate villages, Koyama and Koyamani. Koyama is rich in Swahili historic ruins and monuments such as pillar tombs.


Demographics


The island are today mainly inhabited by the Bajuni people.[3] All Bajuni inhabitants of Koyama belong to the Nowfali sub-clan.


See also



References


  1. Haywood, C. Wightwick (1935), "The Bajun Islands and Birikau", The Geographical Journal, 85 (1): 59–64, doi:10.2307/1787038, JSTOR 1787038
  2. Mwangi, Oscar Gakuo. "Jubaland: Somalia’s new security dilemma and state-building efforts." Africa Review 8.2 (2016): 120-132.
  3. Land, Property, and Housing in Somalia - Page 52, Gregory Norton - 2008



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[de] Koyaama

Koyaama (auch: Koyama, Kunyama Kundeeq, Kwayama[1], Coiama, Jasiira Koiama) ist die zweitgrößte Insel von Somalia mit einer Fläche von 6,38 km². Sie gehört politisch zu Jubaland und geographisch zu den Bajuni-Inseln, einer Kette von Koralleninseln (Barriereinseln), welche sich von Kismaayo im Norden über 100 Kilometer bis zum Raas Kaambooni nahe der kenianischen Grenze erstreckt.
- [en] Koyama (island)



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