Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara were Swahili trading cities and their prosperity was based on control of Indian Ocean trade with Arabia, India and China, particularly between the 13th and 16th ...

Kilwa was the richest and most powerful city state for a reason. A great deal of gold was flowing from the kingdom of Great Zimbabwe to Kilwa's southern outpost of Sofala, which contributed to Kilwa's ...

Kilwa Kisiwani was once the most famous trading post in East Africa. Abdulaziizi K. Tumusiime found out what could still be standing in the glorious place on the Tanzanian Coast.

Nestled along this coastline lies a forgotten gem – Kilwa Kisiwani, a medieval lost city that has recently… Continue reading Hidden Gem In Tanzania: The Medieval Lost City in The Country.

Like most other men on the tiny southern Tanzanian island of Kilwa Kisiwani, Ahmed Timami spends his days fishing. He sets out at sunrise in his wooden dhow with its patchwork sail and returns in ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 23, 2025 shows the Kilwa Fishing Harbor under construction near Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania. [Xinhua] A gentle sea breeze stirs the trees on a quiet island off ...

45 COM 7B.134 Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (United Republic of Tanzania) (C 144) The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2, ; Recalling Decision ...

Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara provide exceptional architectural, archaeological and documentary evidence for the growth of Swahili culture and commerce along the East African coast from the 9th ...