Antiquities Division, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism[1]
Architecture
Architectural styles
Swahili & Islamic
National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name
Kimbiji Ruins Historic Site
Type
Cultural
Currently neglected and vandalized
Kimbiji Ruins (Swahili: Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Kimbiji) is a Medieval Swahili, National Historic Site located in Kimbiji ward of Kigamboni District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. Although the site has been vandalized by an illegally felled tree that fell on the mosque, the Tanzanian government is working to launch restoration measures as soon as possible.[2][3]
^"Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
^"Contract of Restoration of Historical Structures in Kimbiji" (PDF). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^de Vere Allen, James (1981). "Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 14 (2): 306–334. doi:10.2307/218047. JSTOR 218047.
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