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Msuka Mjini Ruins
Msuka Mjini Ruins (Swahili ''Mji wa Kale wa Msuka Mjini'') is protected historic site located inside Micheweni District of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. Msuka Mjini has a Swahili mosque from the fifteenth century preserved in ruins on the Kigomasha peninsula on the island. The date 816AH (1414 CE) is carved on the interior of the circular mirhab. Schacht, J. “An Unknown Type of Minbar and Its Historical Significance.” Ars Orientalis, vol. 2, 1957, pp. 149–73. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4629034. Accessed 25 Jul. 2022. See also * Historic Swahili Settlements *Archaeology of Pemba Island Pemba Island is a large coral island off the coast of Tanzania. Inhabited by Bantu settlers from the Tanga coast since 600 AD, the island has a rich trading, agricultural, and religious history that has contributed to the studies of the Swahili ... References {{PembaNorth-geo-stub Swahili people Swahili city-states Swahili culture Pemba Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micheweni District Micheweni District (''Wilaya ya Micheweni'' in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of Cook Islands. The district has a water border to the east, north and west by the Indian Ocean. The district is bordered to the south by Wete District. The district seat (capital) is the town of Konde. According to the 2012 census, the district has a total population of 103,816. Administrative subdivisions Constituencies For parliamentary elections, Tanzania is divided into constituencies. As of the 2010 elections Micheweni District had four constituencies: * Konde Constituency * Mgogoni Constituency * Micheweni Constituency * Tumbe Constituency Divisions Wards Micheweni District is administratively divided into ten wards: # Kinowe # Kiuyu Maziwa Ng'ombe # Konde # Mgogoni # Micheweni # Msuka # Shumba Viamboni # Tumbe # Wingwi Mapofu # Wingwi Nj |