Toniki
Toniki | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shabelle |
| District | Barawa |
| Time zone | UTC+3(EAT) |
Toniki(Ancient Greek:Τωνική) was an ancientproto-Somalimarket town on the coast of the southeasternLower Shabelleprovince ofSomalia.
Overview
[edit]Toniki is believed to have been situated in the vicinity of Makasi in the present-dayBarawa District.[1]
It was one of a series of ancient commercial ports along the coast of Somalia, which were described in the 1st century CE Greco-Roman travelogue thePeriplus of the Erythraean Sea,as well as inPtolemy'sGeographia.[1]Nearby market towns includedEssinaandSarapionto the immediate north.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^abM: The Map Collector.Map Collector Publications. 1989. p. 44.
- ^Reade (2013).Indian Ocean In Antiquity.Routledge. p. 452.ISBN978-1136155314.