 Old Kimbiji Mosque | |
  Kimbiji Ruins Shown within Tanzania | |
| Location | Kimbiji ward, Kigamboni District, Dar es Salaam Region,  Tanzania |
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| Coordinates | 6°58′59.88″S39°31′53.4″E / 6.9833000°S 39.531500°E /-6.9833000; 39.531500 |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Coral rag |
| Founded | 10th century CE |
| Abandoned | 18th century CE |
| Cultures | Swahili |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | Endangered |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division, under theMinistry of Natural Resources and Tourism[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Swahili &Islamic |
| Official name | Kimbiji Ruins Historic Site |
| Type | Cultural |
| Currently neglected and vandalized | |
Kimbiji Ruins (Swahili:Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Kimbiji) is a MedievalSwahili,National Historic Site located inKimbiji ward ofKigamboni District inDar es Salaam Region ofTanzania. Although the site has beenvandalized by an illegally felled tree that fell on the mosque, the Tanzanian government is working to launch restoration measures as soon as possible.[2][3]
The location of this place is around 300 meters to the east of Kimbiji town. There arestone ruins there with a lot ofindigenous and foreign pottery on the surface. Additionally, there is a mosque that is in ruins and is thought to have been built in the 18th century A.D. The land around the mosque is a cemetery, and the majority of the burials contain large fragments of European objects from the 18th and 19th centuries that were utilized in religious acts.Local potsherds were found in great quantity in a shovel test trench dug at the location, which was filled to a depth of 80 cm with them. The site may have been inhabited continuously for a very long time, according to finds from the deposits.[4][5]
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