Songo Mnara

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Songo Mnara is a historic Swahili coastal town in Tanzania known for its well-preserved stone ruins and significance as a medieval Indian Ocean trading center.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ruins of Songo Mnara 3
Songo Mnara canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swahili stone town
archaeological site
historic town
archaeologicalExcavationsBy University of Bristol
University of Dar es Salaam
University of York
associatedWith Kilwa Sultanate
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani
country Tanzania
culture Swahili culture
function trading town
governingPowerDuringPeak Kilwa Sultanate
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani
hasPart mosques
public squares
residential stone houses
stone wells
tombs
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageSiteWith Kilwa Kisiwani
knownFor coral-rag architecture
medieval Indian Ocean trade
mosques
stone houses
well-preserved stone ruins
locatedIn Indian Ocean
Kilwa District
Lindi Region
locatedOn Songo Mnara Island
linked to: Kilwa Island
management Antiquities Division of Tanzania
materialUsed coral rag
lime mortar
partOf Swahili Coast
periodOfFlourishing 14th century
15th century
region East Africa
religion Islam
significance evidence of long-distance maritime trade
evidence of urban planning in medieval Swahili towns
insight into Swahili social organization
tourismType cultural tourism
tradedWith Arabian Peninsula
East Africa
India
Persia
tradeNetwork Indian Ocean trade network
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1981
usedLanguage Swahili
linked to: Swahili language

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swahili Coast heritageSite Ruins of Songo Mnara
linked to: Songo Mnara
Swahili people heritageSite Ruins of Songo Mnara
linked to: Songo Mnara
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara includes Ruins of Songo Mnara
subject linked to: Kilwa Island
linked to: Songo Mnara
Lindi Region hasHistoricalSite Songo Mnara