page_title: Makunduchi
hierarchical_section_title: Makunduchi
caption_attribution_description: English: The exact origins of the dhow are lost to history. Most scholars believe that it originated in India between 600 BC to 600 AD.[citation needed] Some claim that the sambuk, a type of dhow, may be derived from the Portuguese caravel.Even to the present day, dhows make commercial journeys between the Persian Gulf and East Africa using sails as their only means of propulsion. Their cargo is mostly dates and fish to East Africa This is an image with the theme "Africa on the Move or Transport" from: Tanzania
context_page_description: Makunduchi is a Tanzanian town, located the southeastern tip of Unguja, south of Jambiani, in the South District of the Zanzibar Central/South Region. The town comprises two distinct settlements, about 2 km from each other, "Old Makunduchi" and "New Makunduchi". Old Makunduchi is a small fishermen's village, while New Makunduchi has some modern buildings, shops, as well as some blocks of flats that were built in the 1970s with the aid of East German funds and engineers.
  Makunduchi is mostly known for the Mwaka Kogwa or Mwaka Koga celebrations, of Shirazi heritage, that take place in July/August to celebrate the New Year. In Mwaka Kogwa, a ritual battle is fought, at the end of which a hut is burned. Then, predictions are made for the new year, based on the direction taken by the smoke. Tours are organised to visit the festival and to explain and point out the customs.
context_section_description: Makunduchi is a Tanzanian town, located the southeastern tip of Unguja (Zanzibar Island), south of Jambiani, in the South District of the Zanzibar Central/South Region.  The town comprises two distinct settlements, about 2 km from each other, "Old Makunduchi" and "New Makunduchi".  Old Makunduchi is a small fishermen's village, while New Makunduchi has some modern buildings, shops, as well as some blocks of flats that were built in the 1970s with the aid of East German funds and engineers.
  Makunduchi is mostly known for the Mwaka Kogwa  or Mwaka Koga ("show of the year") celebrations, of Shirazi heritage, that take place in July/August to celebrate the (Persian) New Year. In Mwaka Kogwa, a ritual battle is fought, at the end of which a hut is burned. Then, predictions are made for the new year, based on the direction taken by the smoke. Tours are organised to visit the festival and to explain and point out the customs.
caption: Traditional dhow boat in Makunduchi
exif: {"Image Make": "NIKON CORPORATION", "Image Model": "NIKON D5100", "Image XResolution": "3040", "Image YResolution": "3040", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 (Windows)", "Image DateTime": "2020:03:03 10:44:52", "Image ExifOffset": "218", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "926", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "6089", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/1600", "EXIF FNumber": "13", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "1600", "EXIF SensitivityType": "Recommended Exposure Index", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2016:02:13 00:48:52", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2016:02:13 00:48:52", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "665241/62500", "EXIF ApertureValue": "7400879/1000000", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "8/3", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "24/5", "EXIF MeteringMode": "CenterWeightedAverage", "EXIF LightSource": "Unknown", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire", "EXIF FocalLength": "46", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "30", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "30", "EXIF SensingMethod": "One-chip color area", "EXIF FileSource": "Digital Camera", "EXIF SceneType": "Directly Photographed", "EXIF CVAPattern": "[2, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2]", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Manual Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto", "EXIF DigitalZoomRatio": "1", "EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFilm": "69", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF GainControl": "High gain up", "EXIF Contrast": "Normal", "EXIF Saturation": "Normal", "EXIF Sharpness": "Normal", "EXIF SubjectDistanceRange": "0", "EXIF BodySerialNumber": "8414612", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[18, 55, 7/2, 28/5]", "EXIF LensModel": "18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6"}