Mduuni Ruins (Swahili Mji wa Kale wa Msuka Mjini) is protected historic site located inside Micheweni District of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. The settlement was established around 1100 CE.[2][3] [4][5][6][7]
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| Location | Micheweni District, Pemba North Region,  Tanzania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 4°59′0″S 39°41′0″E / 4.98333°S 39.68333°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Coral rag |
| Founded | 13-14th century CE |
| Cultures | Swahili |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Endangered |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Swahili & Islamic |
| Official name | Mduuni Ruins Historic Site |
| Type | Cultural |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
- ^ LaViolette, Adria; Fleisher, Jeffrey (2009). "The Urban History of a Rural Place: Swahili Archaeology on Pemba Island, Tanzania, 700-1500 AD". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 42 (3): 433–455. JSTOR 40646777.
- ^ Fleisher, Jeffrey B. (2010). "Swahili Synoecism: Rural Settlements and Town Formation on the Central East African Coast, A.D. 750–1500". Journal of Field Archaeology. 35 (3): 265–282. doi:10.1179/009346910X12707321358919. JSTOR 24406708. S2CID 140142071.
- ^ "Zanzibar Historical Sites". 12 April 2020. Retrieved 25 Jul 2022.
- ^ Kessy, Emmanuel T. (August 1992). The economic basis and the location of same 'iron age' settlement on pemba and zanzibar (Thesis).
- ^ de Vere Allen, James (1981). "Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 14 (2): 306–334. doi:10.2307/218047. JSTOR 218047.
- ^ Schacht, J. (1957). "An Unknown Type of Minbar and Its Historical Significance". Ars Orientalis. 2: 149–173. JSTOR 4629034.
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