Kichokochwe Ruins

National Historic Site of Tanzania
5°7′0.12″S 39°49′59.88″E / 5.1167000°S 39.8333000°E / -5.1167000; 39.8333000TypeSettlementHistoryMaterialCoral ragFounded17th century CEAbandoned20th century CECulturesSwahiliSite notesConditionEndangeredOwnershipTanzanian GovernmentManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]ArchitectureArchitectural stylesSwahili & IslamicOfficial nameKichokochwe Ruins Historic SiteTypeCultural

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

  • Kunduchi Ruins
  • Kimbiji Ruins
  • Tongoni Ruins
  • Pujini Ruins
  • Msuka Mjini Ruins

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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