
EAST AFRICA: Persian relations with the lands of the East African coast, particularly Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
i. Economic, political, and cultural relations through 1900.
ii. Persian loanwords in Swahili.
iii. Baluchi and Parsi communities.

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PublishedDecember 15, 1996
EAST AFRICA: Persian relations with the lands of the East African coast, particularly Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
i. Economic, political, and cultural relations through 1900.
ii. Persian loanwords in Swahili.
iii. Baluchi and Parsi communities.
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