Kunduchi Ruins
Kunduchi (Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Kunduchi in Swahili ) is a Medieval Swahili historic site in Kunduchi ward, located in Kinondoni District of Dar es Salaam Region. There is an excavated 15th-century mosque on the site.[2][3] An 18th-century cemetery with the biggest collection of pillared tombs in East Africa, situated in a baobab woodland, and embellished with Ming era's porcelain plates. The pottery discovered here demonstrates the medieval town's affluence and trading connections with imperial China.[4]
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| Location | Kinondoni District, Dar es Salaam Region,  Tanzania |
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| Coordinates | 6°39′45.36″S 39°12′54″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Coral rag |
| Founded | 15th century CE |
| Abandoned | 18th century CE |
| Cultures | Swahili |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1] |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Swahili & Islamic |
| Official name | Kunduchi Ruins Historic Site |
| Type | Cultural |
| inactive excavation | |
See also
References
- "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Mabulla, Audax Z. P. (2000). "Strategy for Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) in Africa: A Case Study". The African Archaeological Review. 17 (4): 211–233. doi:10.1023/A:1006728309962. JSTOR 25130707. S2CID 142911818.
- Schacht, J. (1957). "An Unknown Type of Minbar and Its Historical Significance". Ars Orientalis. 2: 149–173. JSTOR 4629034.
- "Kunduchi Ruins cemetery". Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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