Back Maro de Zanj Esperanto Mar de Zanj Spanish دریای زنگ Persian Mer de Zanj French Tekun Zanj Hausa بحیرہ زنج Urdu 津芝海 Chinese
| Sea of Zanj | |
|---|---|
  Sea of Zanj Location in the Indian Ocean | |
| Location | Indian Ocean |
| Coordinates | 7°0′S 50°0′E / 7.000°S 50.000°E |
| Type | Sea |
| Basin countries | Zanzibar, Comoros, Madagascar |
| Max. length | 2,400 km (1,500 mi) |
| Max. width | 1,500 km (930 mi) |
| References | The Meadows of Gold |
The Sea of Zanj (Arabic: بحر زنج, romanized: Baḥr Zanj; Swahili: Bahari ya Zanj) is a former name for the portion of the western Indian Ocean adjacent to the region in the African Great Lakes referred to by medieval Arab geographers as Zanj.[1] The Sea of Zanj was deemed a fearful zone by Arab mariners and legends regarding dangers in the waters abounded, especially near its far southern limits.[2]
- ^ دانشنامه جهان اسلام، بنیاد دائرة المعارف اسلامی، برگرفته از مقاله «بحرالزنج»، شماره۵۴۲ Article in Islamic World Encyclopedia
- ^ Al-Masudi, Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems, vol. 1, p. 234