Kivinje

Kilwa Kivinje Historic Site (Swahili Mji wa Kale wa Kivinje) is a protected historic site located on Kilwa Kivinje ward in 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]

Kilwa Kivinje
Old building in Kilwa Kivinje
Type	Cultural
Location	Mtwara-Mikindani District, Lindi Region,  Tanzania
Coordinates	8°45′21.6″S 39°24′42.12″E
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

See also

• Historic Swahili Settlements
• National Historic Sites in Tanzania
• Swahili architecture

References

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