Kilwa - World History Encyclopedia
网页2019年3月29日 — Kilwa, an island located off the coast of East Africa in modern-day southern Tanzania, was the most southern of the major Swahili Coast trading cities that dominated goods coming into and out of Africa from and to Arabia, Persia, and India.
Kilwa | Tanzania, Map, & Facts | Britannica
网页Kilwa, former Islamic city-state on an island off the coast of what is now southern Tanzania. Founded in the late 10th century by settlers from Arabia and Persia (now Iran), it became one of the most active commercial centers on the east coast of Africa.
Kilwa Map - Masoko, Tanzania - Mapcarta
网页Kilwa Masoko or Masoko is an administrative ward in Kilwa District of Lindi Region in Tanzania. Kilwa Masoko is situated 3½ km northeast of Kilwa.
Kilwa Kisiwani: Medieval Trade Center of Eastern Africa
网页2019年3月31日 — Kilwa lies on an island off the coast of Tanzania and north of Madagascar, and archaeological and historical evidence shows that the Swahili Coast sites conducted an active trade between interior Africa and the Indian …
Kilwa Sultanate – History, Rulers, Society, Economy
网页2021年8月29日 — Kilwa was a sultanate on the island of present-day Tanzania, whose authority stretched the whole Swahili Coast at its height. Legend has it that Ali ibn al-Hassan Shiraz, a prince from Iran founded the sultanate in the 10th century. The sultanate was under the rule of his family until 1277.
Kilwa Map Illustration - World History Encyclopedia
网页2019年3月27日 — An illustration of the trading city-state of Kilwa on the Swahili Coast (modern Tanzania) which flourished between the 12th and 15th century CE. (From Georg Braun...
Historic Sites of Kilwa - World Monuments Fund
网页Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara are among the most significant historic sites along the Swahili coast of East Africa and both were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.
Kilwa, the abandoned East African city, once controlled the medieval ...
网页2020年9月3日 — Spectacular ruins cluster on the island of Kilwa Kisiwani, more than a mile from the coast of modern-day Tanzania. The remnants of a palace and a great mosque, built partly of coral stone, are...
Kilwa District Council Map - Lindi, Tanzania - Mapcarta
网页Kilwa District is one of six administrative districts of Lindi Region in Tanzania. Mapcarta, the open map.
Kilwa and its Environs - Oxford Research Encyclopedias
网页Kilwa, off the coast of southern Tanzania, was once a celebrated maritime city-state. The town grew significantly to the extent of minting its coins, becoming a main trading center, and dominating a large part of the Swahili coast, …