<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliBefore then, despite the peninsulas obvious geographical unity bounded by the Alps and the Mediterranean, its story is a fragmented tale of independent-minded cities, regions, and islands and the outside powers who coveted them.  <response>: Kabla ya hapo, licha ya umoja wa kijiografia wa peninsula hiyo, iliyozungukwa na milima ya Alps na Bahari ya Mediterania, hadithi yake ni hadithi ya miji, mikoa, na visiwa vyenye mawazo ya kujitegemea na nguvu za nje zilizowatamani. 