Bajuni Islands Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Bajuni Islands
The Bajuni Islands consist of six main islands along with a string of smaller islands. The larger islands are Chandra, Chovaye, Chula, Koyama, Darakasi and Ngumi. According to C. Wightwick Haywood, a British official in Kismayo who visited the islands in 1913, the only inhabited islands in the chain were Chovaye and Chula. Maize, millet, sweet potatoes and coconuts were grown on the islands, and dhows were used for transportation. While there, Haywood saw ruins of what he described as a "fair-sized town" on Chovaye. The islands are today mainly inhabited by the eponymous Bajuni people. Chula, where the village of Ndowa is situated, is the only island with a significant population. The islands are beautiful: mostly deserted, scattered with ruins, surrounded by turquoise waters and coral ree
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