Sea_of_Zanj
Sea of Zanj
Sea in Indian Ocean
The Sea of Zanj (Arabic: بحر زنج; Bahari ya Zanj, in Swahili) is a former name for that portion of the western Indian Ocean adjacent to the region in the African Great Lakes referred to by medieval Arab geographers as Zanj.[1] The Sea of Zanj was deemed a fearful zone by Arab mariners and legends regarding dangers in the waters abounded, especially near its far southern limits.[2]