Toniki
Toniki (Ancient Greek: Τωνική) was an ancient proto-Somali market town on the coast of the southeastern Lower Shabelle province of Somalia.
Toniki | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Lower Shabelle |
| District | Barawa |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Overview
Toniki is believed to have been situated in the vicinity of Makasi in the present-day Barawa 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 the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, as well as in Ptolemy's Geographia.[1] Nearby market towns included Essina and Sarapion to the immediate north.[2]
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Notes
- M: The Map Collector. Map Collector Publications. 1989. p. 44.
- Reade (2013). Indian Ocean In Antiquity. Routledge. p. 452. ISBN 1136155317.
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