Comoros · Africa
Medinas of the Comoros
Official UNESCO name: The Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the Comoros
Swahili sultanate towns on Indian Ocean islands.
CulturalInscribed 2026
The Story
The fortified medinas of the Comoros' historic sultanates, with their mosques, palaces and narrow lanes, bear witness to centuries of Swahili, Arab and Persian maritime trade across the Indian Ocean.
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