Kivinje

Kilwa Kivinje
Old building in Kilwa Kivinje
Type	Cultural
Location	Mtwara-Mikindani District, Lindi Region, Tanzania
Coordinates	8°45′21.6″S39°24′42.12″E / 8.756000°S 39.4117000°E / -8.756000; 39.4117000
Built	13th/18th century
Architectural style	Swahili
Governing body	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Kilwa Kivinje Historic Site
Type	Cultural
Location of Kilwa Kivinje in Tanzania

Kilwa Kivinje Historic Site (Swahili Mji wa Kale wa Kivinje) is a protected historic site located on Kilwa Kivinje ward in Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. The site is home to medieval Swahili ruins and some surviving Swahili buildings from the late 19th century. ^[2] The settlement of Kilwa Kivinje itself dates back to the 18th–19th centuries, while the periphery settlements of Kisangi Ugoga and Kiwavi flourished during the 13th–16th centuries. ^[3]

See also

• Historic Swahili Settlements
• National Historic Sites in Tanzania
• Swahili architecture

References

1. "Antiquities Division" . Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
2. Chittick, H. Neville (1969). "The early history of Kilwa Kivinje". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 4: 153–159.
3. Biginagwa, Thomas John (2019-06-07). "Archaeological Investigation at Kilwa Kivinje: A 19th Century Coastal Caravan Terminusin Southern Tanzania". Studies in the African Past. 12: 60–97. ISSN   1821-7745.