Kichokochwe Ruins
| Kichokochwe Ruins | |
|---|---|
  Location within Tanzania | |
| 5°7′0.12″S 39°49′59.88″E / 5.1167000°S 39.8333000°E | |
| Type | Settlement |
| Cultures | Swahili |
| Location | Wete District, Pemba North Region, Tanzania |
| History | |
| Built | 17th century CE |
| Abandoned | 20th century CE |
| Site notes | |
| Material | Coral rag |
Architectural styles | Swahili & Islamic |
| Condition | Endangered |
| Owner | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
Official name | Kichokochwe Ruins Historic Site |
| Type | Cultural |
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
References
- ↑ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
- ↑ Schacht, J. (1961). "Further Notes on the Staircase Minaret". Ars Orientalis. 4: 137–141. JSTOR 4629137.
- ↑ Kessy, Emmanuel T. (1993). The economic basis and the location of same iron age settlement on pemba and zanzibar (Thesis).
