Mushembo
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Magofu ya Mushembo (Swahili) | |
Location | Tanzania |
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Region | Tanga Region |
Type | Medieval Settlement |
Part of | Swahili Culture |
History | |
Builder | Swahili people |
Material | Coral rag |
Founded | unknown |
Abandoned | unknown |
Cultures | Swahili |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | none |
Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
Management | Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Antiquities Division |
Public access | Yes |
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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References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Swahili city-states
- Swahili culture
- Tanga, Tanzania
- Geography of Tanga Region
- National Historic Sites in Tanga Region
- National Historic Sites in Tanzania
- Archaeological sites in Tanzania
- Tanzania geography stubs