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Songo Mnara Island
Native name:
Kisiwa cha Songo Mnara (Swahili)
Songo Mnara Main building, Songo Mnara Island
Songo Mnara Island is located in Tanzania
Songo Mnara Island
Songo Mnara Island
Geography
LocationIndian Ocean
Coordinates9°3′54.36″S 39°34′46.2″E / 9.0651000°S 39.579500°E / -9.0651000; 39.579500
Total islands1
Major islands1
Highest elevation9 m (30 ft)
Administration
Songo Mnara Island Tanzania
RegionLindi Region
Demographics
Ethnic groupsMachinga

Songo Mnara Island is an island located in Pande Mikoma ward in Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. The island is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Songo Mnara, one of seven world heritage sites in the country. In total, the island covers an area of 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi),[1] and has an average elevation of 9 m (30 ft).[2] The Island is the ancestral home of the Machinga people.

  1. ^ "Songo Manra Island profile".
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