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kichokochwe+ruins Latitude and Longitude:

5°7′0.12″S 39°49′59.88″E / 5.1167000°S 39.8333000°E / -5.1167000; 39.8333000
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Kichokochwe Ruins
Kichokochwe Ruins is located in Tanzania
Kichokochwe Ruins
Shown within Tanzania
Location Wete District,
Pemba North Region,
  Tanzania
Coordinates 5°7′0.12″S 39°49′59.88″E / 5.1167000°S 39.8333000°E / -5.1167000; 39.8333000
TypeSettlement
History
Material Coral rag
Founded17th century CE
Abandoned20th century CE
Cultures Swahili
Site notes
ConditionEndangered
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Architecture
Architectural styles Swahili & Islamic
Official nameKichokochwe Ruins Historic Site
TypeCultural

Kichokochwe ( Swahili Magofu ya mji wa Kale wa Kichokochwe) is protected historic site located inside Wete District of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. The site is home to partially excavated abandoned late medieval Swahili ruins, with a mosque and tombs. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
  2. ^ Schacht, J. (1961). "Further Notes on the Staircase Minaret". Ars Orientalis. 4: 137–141. JSTOR  4629137.
  3. ^ Kessy, Emmanuel T. (1993). The economic basis and the location of same iron age settlement on pemba and zanzibar (Thesis).



kichokochwe+ruins Latitude and Longitude:

5°7′0.12″S 39°49′59.88″E / 5.1167000°S 39.8333000°E / -5.1167000; 39.8333000
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kichokochwe Ruins
Kichokochwe Ruins is located in Tanzania
Kichokochwe Ruins
Shown within Tanzania
Location Wete District,
Pemba North Region,
  Tanzania
Coordinates 5°7′0.12″S 39°49′59.88″E / 5.1167000°S 39.8333000°E / -5.1167000; 39.8333000
TypeSettlement
History
Material Coral rag
Founded17th century CE
Abandoned20th century CE
Cultures Swahili
Site notes
ConditionEndangered
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Architecture
Architectural styles Swahili & Islamic
Official nameKichokochwe Ruins Historic Site
TypeCultural

Kichokochwe ( Swahili Magofu ya mji wa Kale wa Kichokochwe) is protected historic site located inside Wete District of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. The site is home to partially excavated abandoned late medieval Swahili ruins, with a mosque and tombs. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
  2. ^ Schacht, J. (1961). "Further Notes on the Staircase Minaret". Ars Orientalis. 4: 137–141. JSTOR  4629137.
  3. ^ Kessy, Emmanuel T. (1993). The economic basis and the location of same iron age settlement on pemba and zanzibar (Thesis).



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