Kivinje

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Kilwa Kivinje
Mtwara-Mikindani District, Lindi Region, Tanzania
Coordinates	8°45′21.6″S 39°24′42.12″E / 8.756000°S 39.4117000°E / -8.756000; 39.4117000
Built	16th century
Architectural style(s)	Swahili
Governing body	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism ^[1]

National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Kilwa Kivinje Historic Site
Type	Cultural


Location of Kilwa Kivinje in Tanzania

Kilwa Kivinje Historic Site (

Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. The site is home to medieval Swahili ruins and some surviving Swahili buildings from the late 19th century.^[2] The settlement is considered to be the refuge of the earlier inhabitants of Kilwa Kisiwani who had fled Vasco da Gama sacking of the city in 1505 and also absorbed more refugees fleeing the Madagascar pirates in 1822.^[3]

References

^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
^ Chittick, H. Neville. The Early History of Kilwa Kivinje. Jan. 1969, https://jstor.org/stable/al.ch.document.sip200044.
^ https://journals.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/sap/article/viewFile/2758/2806

Kilwa Masoko
Wards	Chumo Kandawale Kinjumbi Kikole Kipatimu Kiranjeranje Kilwa Kivinje Lihimalyao Likawage Mandawa Kilwa Masoko Miguruwe Mingumbi Miteja Mitole Nanjirinji Njinjo Pande Mikoma Songosongo Tingi Kibata
Native Peoples	Matumbi Mwera Machinga
National Heritage Sites	Songo Mnara Great Mosque of Kilwa
Islands	Songosongo Islands Kilwa Kisiwani Songo Mnara Island Sanje ya Kati Island Watiro Island
Rivers and Lakes	Mbwemkuru River Mavuji River Lukuliro River Matandu River
Major Cities and Towns	Kivinje Kilwa Masoko
Kilwa Landmarks	Kilwa Kisiwani Nan'goma Cave Matumbi Highlands

v t e Lindi Region
Capital: Lindi
Districts	Kilwa District Lindi District Lindi Municipal District Liwale District Nachingwea District Ruangwa District
Native Peoples	Matumbi Mwera Machinga Ngindo Makonde
National Historic Sites	Tendaguru Formation Lindi Town
Islands	Songosongo Islands Kilwa Kisiwani Songo Mnara Island Sanje ya Kati Island
Rivers and Lakes	Mbwemkuru River Mavuji River Lukuliro River Matandu River Lukuledi River Lake Maliwe Lake Mkoe Lake Lutamba
Major Cities and Towns	Lindi Kilwa Masoko Liwale
National Parks and Reserves	Selous Game Reserve Nyerere National Park
National Landmarks	Kilwa Kisiwani Nan'goma Cave Matumbi Highlands Kongowele
World Heritage Sites	Songo Mnara Great Mosque of Kilwa Sanje ya Kati Kilwa Kisiwani Selous Game Reserve
National Monuments	Husni Kubwa Great Mosque of Kilwa

v t e National Historic Sites of Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam Region	Kunduchi Ruins
Dodoma Region	Kondoa Bahi Rock-Art Sites
Iringa Region	Isimila Stone Age Site Kalenga Mlambalasi
Kagera Region	KM2 and KM3 sites Katuruka Nyabusora Katuruka Bweranyange
Kigoma Region	Ujiji Uvinza Salt Works
Kilimanjaro Region	Marangu Defences
Lindi Region	Kilwa Kisiwani Kivinje Songo Mnara Sanje ya Kati Lindi Historic Town
Manyara Region	Luxmanda
Mtwara Region	Mikindani Historic Town
Pwani Region	Bagamoyo Kaole Ruins Chole Island Ruins Kisimani Mafia
Rukwa Region	Kalambo Falls Prehistoric Site
Tabora Region	Livingstone's Tembe
Tanga Region	Tongoni Ruins Toten Island Pangani Vugha Yambe Island
Zanzibar North Region	Tumbatu
Zanzibar West	Stonetown
Zanzibar South Region	Unguja Ukuu Kuumbi Cave
Pemba North Region	Chwaka Tumbe Mkia wa Ng'ombe Msuka Mjini Mduuni Kichokochwe Ruins
Pemba South Region	Mkama Ndume Pujini Ruins Chambani Ras Mkumbuu Ruins Shamiani

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