🏛️ Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara

Tanzania · Africa · Cultural · 8.95°S, 39.50°E

Kilwa Kisiwani is an island, national historic site, and hamlet community located in the township of Kilwa Masoko, the district seat of Kilwa District in the Tanzanian region of Lindi in southern Tanzania. Kilwa Kisiwani is the largest of the nine hamlets in the town of Kilwa Masoko and is also the least populated hamlet in the township with around 1,150 residents.

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Quick facts

Country	Tanzania
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	8.95°S, 39.50°E · view on map

Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara is a cultural World Heritage site in Tanzania, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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