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Omanis in East Africa: History and Civilization — Zanzibar as a Case Study

al-ʻUmānīyūn fī Sharq Ifrīqiyā: Tārīkh wa-Ḥaḍārah — Zanjibār Namūdhajan

العمانيون في شرق إفريقيا: تاريخ وحضارة — زنجبار نموذجًا

Sufyān Lūṣīf (Department of History, Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Setif 2 University)
الدكتور سفيان لوصيف
Conference: International Conference: The Omani Role in the Unity of the Muslim Ummah — Kuala Lumpur, 2014
Romanized conference title: al-Muʼtamar al-Duwalī: al-Dawr al-ʻUmānī fī Waḥdat al-Ummah
Language of the paper: Arabic — this page presents the English metadata layer.
Permanent citation ID: MHF-OMANIUNITY-015

Abstract

Oman has been known since ancient times for its leadership and its maritime and navigational role, and for its great and historic ties with the ancient civilizations, particularly the Sumerian, Babylonian, Roman and Pharaonic, among other civilizations and peoples in different periods. Omanis were in the vanguard of the pioneers of the oceans, whose ventures and voyages were counted a model of enterprise, daring and courage. This role was without doubt reflected in economic life in Oman, and Oman took on a great part in activating maritime trade between Asia and Africa by virtue of its position and its connection with the African coast and the entrance to the seas of India and China — so that it is no wonder some historians called the Omanis the pioneers of navigation from the earliest times. This study examines the Omani presence in East Africa with Zanzibar as its case study.

Keywords

ZanzibarEast AfricaOmani navigationMaritime historyCivilizationIndian Ocean

How to cite

Lūṣīf, Sufyān. "al-ʻUmānīyūn fī Sharq Ifrīqiyā: Tārīkh wa-Ḥaḍārah — Zanjibār Namūdhajan" [Omanis in East Africa: History and Civilization — Zanzibar as a Case Study]. Paper presented at al-Muʼtamar al-Duwalī: al-Dawr al-ʻUmānī fī Waḥdat al-Ummah, Kuwālā Lumbūr, 2014. MHF-OMANIUNITY-015

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