Koyama (island)

0°38′39″S 42°19′59″E / 0.6441°S 42.3331°E / -0.6441; 42.3331 Koyama(also known as Kunyama Kundeeq) (also spelled Kwayama^[1] and Coiama) is a Somali island in Jubaland^[2] that is the second largest island of the Bajuni Islands archipelago in the Somali sea, situated only 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from the mainland coast of Somalia. It is 5.3 km (3.3 mi) long and up to two kilometres (1.2 mi) wide, and features a large bay or lagoon opening towards the mainland coast. At 6.38 km² (2.46 sq mi), it is almost equal in size to Chula, which measures 6.40 km² (2.47 sq mi). Koyama island has two separate villages, Koyama and Koyamani. Koyama is rich in historic ruins and monuments such as pillar tombs.

All Bajuni inhabitants of the island belong to the Somali government.

It is also home to The gaaljecel subclan of the, saransoor , at which if there steady migration continues it will have a gaalgecel Majority and will become the 5rd Biggest District in The Lower Jubba

References

^ Haywood, C. Wightwick (1935), "The Bajun Islands and Birikau", The Geographical Journal, 85 (1): 59–64, doi:10.2307/1787038, JSTOR 1787038
^ Mwangi, Oscar Gakuo. "Jubaland: Somalia’s new security dilemma and state-building efforts." Africa Review 8.2 (2016): 120-132.

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[hay-1] Haywood, C. Wightwick (1935), "The Bajun Islands and Birikau", The Geographical Journal, 85 (1): 59–64, doi:10.2307/1787038, JSTOR 1787038

[2] Mwangi, Oscar Gakuo. "Jubaland: Somalia’s new security dilemma and state-building efforts." Africa Review 8.2 (2016): 120-132.

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