Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of diverse building traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and southeastern...
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The Swahili coast (Swahili: Pwani ya Waswahili) is a coastal area of East Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean and inhabited by the Swahili people. It...
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The Swahili people (Swahili: Waswahili, وَسوَحِيلِ) comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab, and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area...
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key element of Swahili architecture and was the historically first item that was built before the rest of the home. The oldest Swahili doors are found...
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Stone Town (category Swahili architecture)
in East Africa. Its architecture, mostly dating back to the 19th century, reflects the diverse influences underlying the Swahili culture, giving a unique...
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Swahili culture is the culture of the Swahili people inhabiting the Swahili coast. This littoral area encompasses Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique, as...
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Kilwa Kisiwani (category Swahili architecture)
Masoko BAKWATA Dispensary both in Kilwa Masoko. Historic Swahili Settlements Swahili architecture "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022. "Ruins of...
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Shanga, Pate Island (category Swahili architecture)
archaeologists examined Swahili origins. The archaeological evidence in the form of coins, pottery, glass and beads all suggest that a Swahili community inhabited...
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Malindi (category Swahili people)
coastal area south of Malindi. The area shows classic examples of Swahili architecture. The majority of Malindi's population is Muslim. Malindi is home...
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with Arab merchants, and the development of ports, saw the birth of Swahili architecture. An outgrowth of indigenous Bantu settlements, one of the earliest...
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Hamamni Persian Baths (category Swahili architecture)
The Hamamni Persian Baths is located in a historical building of Stone Town, Zanzibar. The name Hamamni is also used to refer to the neighbourhood where...
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Sultan's Palace, Zanzibar (category Swahili architecture)
2018. Sultan's Palace Zanzibar, Tanzania, archnet.org (Website about architecture in Islamic sovieties, run by Agha Khan Trust), lookup in March 2021 v...
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Malindi Mosque (category Swahili architecture)
2013. Mnara Mosque Zanzibar, Tanzania, Web of archnet (information on architecture in Islamic societies, run by Agha Khan Trust), lookup in March 2021 Briggs...
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Old Fort of Zanzibar (category Swahili architecture)
The Old Fort (Swahili: Boma la Kale la Zanzibar), also known as the Arab Fort and by other names, is a fortification located in Stone Town, the capital...
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Ruins of Gedi (category Swahili architecture)
type of Swahili Coast architecture found at Gedi as well. Gedi's location along the coast and association with similar sites along the Swahili Coast made...
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"Swahili Architecture in the Later Middle Ages". African Arts. 7 (2): 42–84. doi:10.2307/3334723. JSTOR 3334723. Spear, Thomas (2000). "Early Swahili History...
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Old Dispensary (Zanzibar) (category Swahili architecture)
decorated buildings of Stone Town and a symbol of the multi-cultural architecture and heritage of the city. Its wooden carved balconies, with stained glass...
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Great Mosque of Kilwa (category Swahili architecture)
century, respectively. It is one of the earliest surviving mosques on the Swahili coast and is one of the first mosques built without a courtyard. The smaller...
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Lamu (category Swahili architecture)
fine examples of Swahili architecture. The old city is inscribed on the World Heritage List as "the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East...
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Lamu Island (section Swahili culture)
Tourism developed from the 1970s, mainly around the eighteenth century Swahili architecture and traditional culture. Along its southern coastline the area of...
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Takwa (category Swahili architecture)
Ruins-Mihrab Takwa Ruins Wudu Takwa Ruins Mosque wall Historic Swahili Settlements Swahili architecture Martin, 1973, p. 27 Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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Ijumaa Mosque (category Swahili architecture)
Tanzania Geographic coordinates 6°09′33″S 39°11′32″E / 6.1592°S 39.1923°E / -6.1592; 39.1923 Architecture Type mosque Style arabesque and Islamic styles...
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Mombasa Old Town (category Swahili architecture)
covers an area of 72 hectares (180 acres), and is inhabited by a mix of Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian, Asian, Portuguese and British settlers. Old Town...
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Mombasa (category Swahili city-states)
suggests that Swahili architecture was an indigenous African product rather than being adopted from non-African Muslims who brought stone architecture to the...
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Lamu Fort (category Swahili architecture)
building. The squat and powerful structure contrasts with the elegant Swahili architecture of the other buildings in the town. Construction of the fort appears...
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the Great Mosque of Djenne in Mali, the mud palaces of Morocco, Swahili architecture of the East African coast, Zanzibar and Lamu; and the traditional...
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Mnarani ruins (category Swahili architecture)
The Mnarani ruins are the remains of two mosques near Mnarani in Kilifi County, Kenya. Dating from the 15th century. The remains of two mosques are located...
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Kizimkazi Mosque (category Swahili architecture)
Information sign Kizimkazi Mosque prayer hall Swahili architecture magrove pool roofs at Kizimkazi Mosque Historic Swahili Settlements "Antiquities Division". Retrieved...
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Songo Mnara (category Swahili architecture)
District in Lindi Region of Tanzania. The island is home to a Medieval Swahili stone town. The stone town was occupied from the 14th to 16th centuries...
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Mbuamaji (category Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text)
test pits, and excavations. The survey also listed a variety of Swahili architectural historical sites made of coral stone, rag, and lime. These include...
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