ghanjah

thumb|A ghanjah at Bombay harbor in 1909 thumb|A ghanjah in dry dock showing the trefoil ornament on the prow A ghanjah or ganja (), is a large wooden trading dhow, a traditional Arabic sailing vessel.

==Description== The ghanjah dhows had a curved prow with a characteristic trefoil ornament carved on top of the stem-head. They also had an ornately carved stern and quarter galleries. Their average length was with a keel-length and an average weight of 215 tons. Usually they had two masts, the main mast having a pronounced inclination towards the prow. They used two to three lateen sails; supplementary sails were often added on the bowsprit and on a topmast atop the main mast.