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East Africa / Indian Ocean: Map of East Africa with Mozambique, Zanzibar and Madagascar. Weimar Geographische Institut, 1806

East Africa / Indian Ocean: Map of East Africa with Mozambique, Zanzibar and Madagascar.  Weimar Geographische Institut, 1806

The Swahili Coast refers to the coast or coastal area of East Africa inhabited by the Swahili people, mainly Kenya, Tanzania, and north Mozambique. The term may also include the islands such as Zanzibar, Pate or Comoros which lie off the Swahili Coast. The Swahili Coast has a distinct culture, religion and geography.

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