Bawe Island
Bawe Island is an island in the Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, off the coast of Mjini District. It is situated in the Zanzibar Channel. It is located about 10 km offshore Stone Town, the capital of Zanzibar on the island of Unguja.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Tanzania
- Also known as: “Bawi Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stone Town and Ng’ambo.
Stone Town
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stone Town is the main city on Zanzibar. It is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance in East Africa. Its architecture, mostly dating back to the 19th century, reflects the diverse influences underlying the Swahili culture, with a unique mixture of Moorish, Arab, Persian, Indian and European elements.
Ng’ambo
Suburb
Ng'ambo is one of the two main parts comprising Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, the other being the historical Stone Town. Ng'ambo is much larger and more modern than Stone Town, with office buildings and large apartment blocks, as well as slum areas.
Michenzani
Neighborhood
Photo: Loranchet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Michenzani is a large neighbourhood of Ng'ambo, the more modern part of Zanzibar City in Tanzania. It is located just across Creek Road, that separates the historical part of the city, Stone Town and Ng'ambo. Michenzani is situated 8 km east of Bawe Island.
Bawe Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Zanzibar Urban/West, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-6.14965° or 6° 8′ 59″ southLongitude
39.13158° or 39° 7′ 54″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
6G5XV42J+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 13366831OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
161187Wikidata ID
Q3637051
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In Other Languages
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bawe Island”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.