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National Historic Site of Tanzania

Msuka Mjini Ruins
History
Mosque ruins at Msuka Mjini, 1920
Shown within Tanzania
Location	Micheweni District, Pemba North Region, Tanzania
Coordinates	4°54′40.32″S 39°43′40.08″E / 4.9112000°S 39.7278000°E / -4.9112000; 39.7278000
Type	Settlement
Material	Coral rag
Founded	15th century CE
Cultures	Swahili
Site notes
Condition	Endangered
Ownership	Tanzanian Government
Management	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Architecture
Architectural styles	Swahili & Islamic

National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Msuka Mjini Ruins Historic Site
Type	Cultural

Msuka Mjini Ruins (Swahili Mji wa Kale wa Msuka Mjini) is a protected historic site located inside Micheweni District of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. Msuka Mjini has a Swahili mosque from the fifteenth century preserved in ruins on the Kigomasha peninsula on the island. The date 816AH (1414 CE) is carved on the interior of the circular mirhab.

References

"Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
"Zanzibar Historical Sites". Retrieved 25 Jul 2022.
"Settlements of Pemba and Zanzibar" (PDF). Retrieved 25 Jul 2022.
James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 1981, pp. 306–34. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047. Accessed 25 Jul. 2022.
Schacht, J. “An Unknown Type of Minbar and Its Historical Significance.” Ars Orientalis, vol. 2, 1957, pp. 149–73. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4629034. Accessed 25 Jul. 2022.

v t e Micheweni District
Capital: Konde
Wards	Kinowe Kiuyu Maziwa Ng'ombe Konde Mgogoni Micheweni Msuka Shumba Viamboni Tumbe Wingwi Mapofu Wingwi Njuguni
Native Peoples	Hadimu
Major Cities and Towns	Tumbe Magogoni
National Parks and Reserves	Ngezi Forest Reserve Msitu Kuu Forest Reserve

v t e Pemba North Region
Capital: Wete
Districts	Wete District Micheweni District
Native Peoples	Hadimu
National Historic Sites	Chwaka Mosque Msuka Mosque
Islands	Njao Island Fundo Island Kashani Island Kokota Island Funzi Island Uvinje Island Kiweni Island Kojana Island Kwata Island Vikunguni Island
Major Cities and Towns	Konde Tumbe
National Parks and Reserves	Ngezi Forest Reserve Msitu Kuu Forest Reserve Ras Kiuyu Forest Reserve

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