Muhembo information

Muhembo
	Tombstone at Historic Muhembo ruins, Pangani DC, Tanga Region
	Shown within Tanzania
Location	Tanzania,; Tanga Region, ; Pangani District,; Pangani Mashariki ward,;
Coordinates	5°24′36″S 38°59′21″E / 5.41000°S 38.98917°E
Type	Settlement
History
Material	Coral rag
Founded	16th century CE
Abandoned	15th century CE
Cultures	Swahili
Site notes
Excavation dates	1981
Archaeologists	Richard Gramly
Condition	Severely damaged
Ownership	Tanzanian Government
Management	Antiquities Division under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Architecture
Architectural styles	Swahili & Islamic
National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Muhembo Historic Site
Type	Cultural
	Endangered

Muhembo (Swahili Magofu ya Muhembo) is a Swahili monumental ruin that is National Historic Site located in northern part of Pangani town's Pangani Mashariki ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region, Tanzania. The site is home to damaged Medieval Swahili ruins that have yet to be excavated since 1981.^[2] Other minor sites in the viciinity of Muhembo include; Gombero, Mtakani, Muhembo, Mnyongeni, and Kumbamtoni. ^[3]^[4]

^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
^ James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047.
^ Walz, Jonathan R. Route to a regional past: an archaeology of the Lower Pangani (Ruvu) Basin, Tanzania, 500-1900 CE. Diss. University of Florida, 2010
^ Rhodes, Daniel T. "History, Materialization, and Presentation of Slavery in Tanzania." Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage 7.2 (2018): 165-191.

[1] "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.

[2] James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047.

[3] Walz, Jonathan R. Route to a regional past: an archaeology of the Lower Pangani (Ruvu) Basin, Tanzania, 500-1900 CE. Diss. University of Florida, 2010

[4] Rhodes, Daniel T. "History, Materialization, and Presentation of Slavery in Tanzania." Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage 7.2 (2018): 165-191.

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