What the records say
- When
- 2014
- Kind
- World Heritage in danger
- Coordinates
- 8.96° S, 39.52° E
Kilwa Kisiwani
Island, hamlet and former Swahili city-state in Lindi Region, Tanzania
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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- UNESCO World Heritage List 2021UNESCO World Heritage CentreCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO
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