Medieval Trade on the Swahili Coast

Ruins of Songo Mnara (14-16th cent.)

Ruins of Gedi, Pillar Tomb (ca. 1399)

Mnarani Ruins, ca. 14th cent.

Medieval Mogadishu

A 14th-century Description

The following is an excerpt from the work of the 14th-century explorer Ibn Battuta.

trade routes map