Sinda Island

Sinda Island (Kisiwa cha Sinda, in Swahili) is a protected, uninhabited island in the indian Ocean under the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve (DMRS) with the IUCN category II located within Kigamboni District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania.

South of the island is Kikwero reef and west is the Somangila ward of Kigamboni.

[1][2][3] The island is home to endangered coconunt crabs.

[4] The Islands are home to ruins that date back to the 19th century, but Arab sailor Ibn Majid first noted the islands in 1470.

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