Mushembo

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Mushembo Ruins
Magofu ya Mushembo  (Swahili)
Location Tanzania
RegionTanga Region
TypeMedieval Settlement
Part ofSwahili Culture
History
BuilderSwahili people
MaterialCoral rag
Foundedunknown
Abandonedunknown
CulturesSwahili
Site notes
Excavation datesnone
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementMinistry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Antiquities Division
Public accessYes

Mushembo ruins (Swahili Magofu ya Mushembo) is a Swahili historic site located in southern Tanga Region, Tanzania. The site is home to Medieval Swahili ruins that have yet to be excavated.[1]

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  1. ^ James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047.

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