Matemwe, the Glossary
Matemwe is a village located in Kaskazini A District of Unguja North Region on the north-eastern coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, between Mwangaseni and Kigomani.[1]
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23 relations: Anthiinae, Atoll, Charity school, Computer literacy, Coral reef, Fishing, Fruit preserves, Giant trevally, Grouper, Kaskazini A District, Lagoon, Lutjanidae, Mnemba Island, Mustard (condiment), Scuba diving, Seaweed farming, Snorkeling, Stone Town, Swahili language, Trumpetfish, Unguja, Unguja North Region, Zanzibar Archipelago.
- Populated places in Zanzibar
Anthiinae
Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae.
Atoll
An atoll is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon.
Charity school
Charity schools, sometimes called blue coat schools, or simply the Blue School, were significant in the history of education in England.
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Computer literacy
Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary use to computer programming and advanced problem solving.
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Coral reef
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish.
Fruit preserves
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.
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Giant trevally
The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis), also known as the lowly trevally, barrier trevally, ronin jack, giant kingfish, or ulua, is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.
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Grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.
Kaskazini A District
Kaskazini A District (Wilaya ya Kaskazini A in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Unguja North Region in Tanzania. Matemwe and Kaskazini A District are Zanzibar geography stubs.
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Lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses.
Lutjanidae
Lutjanidae, or snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine, but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in fresh water.
Mnemba Island
Mnemba Island is a single small island located about 3 km off the northeast coast of Unguja, the largest island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania, opposite Muyuni Beach.
Mustard (condiment)
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant (white/yellow mustard, Sinapis alba; brown mustard, Brassica juncea; or black mustard, Brassica nigra).
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Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance.
Seaweed farming
Seaweed farming or kelp farming is the practice of cultivating and harvesting seaweed.
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Snorkeling
Snorkeling (British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming face down on or through a body of water while breathing the ambient air through a shaped tube called a snorkel, usually with swimming goggles or a diving mask, and swimfins.
Stone Town
Stonetown of Zanzibar (madīnat Zanjibār al-ḥajariyya), also known as italics, is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.
Swahili language
Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).
See Matemwe and Swahili language
Trumpetfish
The trumpetfishes are three species of highly specialized, tubularly-elongated marine fishes in the genus Aulostomus, of the monogeneric family Aulostomidae.
Unguja
Unguja (also referred to as "Zanzibar Island" or simply "Zanzibar", in Menuthias – as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea) is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanzania.
Unguja North Region
Unguja North Region, Zanzibar North Region or North Zanzibar Region (Mkoa wa Unguja Kaskazini in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. Matemwe and Unguja North Region are Zanzibar geography stubs.
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Zanzibar Archipelago
The Zanzibar Archipelago (Funguvisiwa la Zanzibar, in Swahili, أرخبيل زنجبار) is a group of islands off the coast of mainland Tanzania in the sea of Zanj.
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See also
Populated places in Zanzibar
- Chaani, Tanzania
- Kizimbani
- List of settlements in Zanzibar
- Makunduchi
- Matemwe
- Ng'ambo
- Nungwi
- Unguja Ukuu
- Uroa