Tukuk-OS🏛️ Mtambwe Mkuu
Tanzania · Africa · 4.96°S, 39.78°E
Mtambwe Kuu or Mtambwe Mkuu is a Medieval Swahili historic site located in Wete District of Pemba North Region. A town wall, a mosque, tombs, and residences are among the several stone constructions at the Mtambwe Mkuu site in northwest Pemba. The oldest indications of occupation date from the eleventh century and persisted successfully and unbrokenly until the fifteenth century. It was once again occupied in the nineteenth century. A cache of over 2,000 gold and silver coins from the 10 and eleventh centuries were found during an excavation at the location, demonstrating Pemba's Swahili involvement in the regional trade networks at the time.
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Quick facts
| Country | Tanzania |
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| Continent / region | Africa |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 4.96°S, 39.78°E · view on map |
Mtambwe Mkuu is located in Tanzania, in Africa.
More historic sites in Tanzania
Bagamoyo Historic Town · Kimbiji Ruins · Mumba Cave · Old Fort of Zanzibar · Shamiani · Tumbe.