Antiquities Division under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism[1]
Architecture
Architectural styles
Swahili & Islamic
National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name
Bandarini Ruins Historic Site
Type
Cultural
Currently neglected and vandalized
Mbutu Bandarini Ruins(Swahili: Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Mbutu Bandarini) is a Medieval Swahili, National Historic Site located in Somangila ward of Kigamboni District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. Despite years of indifference that led to vandalism of the site, the Tanzanian government has contracted a firm to begin repair operations as soon as feasible.[2][3]
^"Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
^"Contract of Restoration of Historical Structures in Kimbiji" (PDF). Retrieved 3 August 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.
MbutuBandarini Ruins(Swahili: Magofu ya mji wa kale wa MbutuBandarini) is a Medieval Swahili, National Historic Site located in Somangila ward of Kigamboni...
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