Kimbiji Ruins () is a Medieval
Swahili,
National Historic Site located in
Kimbiji ward of
Kigamboni District in
Dar es Salaam Region
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of
Tanzania
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. Although the site has been
vandalized by an illegally felled tree that fell on the mosque, the Tanzanian government is working to launch restoration measures as soon as possible.
History
The location of this place is around 300 meters to the east of Kimbiji town. There are
stone
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ruins there with a lot of
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and foreign pottery on the surface. Additionally, there is a mosque that is in ruins and is thought to have been built in the 18th century A.D. The land around the mosque is a cemetery, and the majority of the burials contain large fragments of European objects from the 18th and 19th centuries that were utilized in religious acts.
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potsherds were found in great quantity in a shovel test trench dug at the location, which was filled to a depth of 80 cm with them. The site may have been inhabited continuously for a very long time, according to finds from the deposits.
[Felix A. Chami. (1994) The first millennium AD on the East Coast: a new look at the cultural sequence and interactions. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa 29-30:1, pages 227-237]
See also
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Historic Swahili Settlements
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Kaole
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Kunduchi Ruins
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Msuka Mjini Ruins
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Kichokochwe Ruins
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Pujini Ruins
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Mbutu Bandarini
Mbutu Bandarini Ruins() is a Medieval Swahili, National Historic Site located in Somangila ward of Kigamboni District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. Despite years of indifference that led to vandalism of the site, the Tanzanian governme ...
References
Kigamboni District
National Historic Sites in Tanzania
Swahili city-states
Archaeological sites in Tanzania
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