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Zanj
Zanj
( from ; "Land of the
Blacks
" ) was a name used by medieval
Arab geographers
to refer to both a certain portion of
Southeast Africa
(primarily the
Swahili Coast
), and to the area's
Bantu
inhabitants. This word is also the origin of the
place name
Zanzibar
.
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