Koyama (island)

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Coordinates: 0°38′39″S 42°19′59″E / 0.6441°S 42.3331°E / -0.6441; 42.3331 Koyama (also spelled Kwayama[1] and Coiama) is the biggest island of the Bajuni Islands archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It contains two separate villages: mainly Koyama and Koyamani. Koyama is rich in historic ruins and monuments such as pillar tombs.

All Bajuni inhabitants of the island belong to the Nowfali sub-clan.

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References

  1. ↑ Haywood, C. Wightwick (1935), "The Bajun Islands and Birikau", The Geographical Journal 85 (1): 59–64, JSTOR 1787038 
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