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National Historic Site of Tanzania

Pujini Ruins
History
The stairway to the rampart, Pujini ruins, Pemba South.
Shown within Tanzania
Location	Chake Chake District, Pemba South Region, Tanzania
Coordinates	5°19′40.8″S 39°47′4.56″E / 5.328000°S 39.7846000°E / -5.328000; 39.7846000
Type	Settlement
Material	Coral rag
Founded	12-14th century CE
Abandoned	17th century CE
Cultures	Swahili
Site notes
Ownership	Tanzanian Government
Management	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Public access	yes
Architecture
Architectural styles	Swahili & Islamic

National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Pujini Ruins Historic Site
Type	Cultural


inactive excavation

Pujini Ruins (Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Pujini in Swahili ) is a Medieval historic site next to the village of Pujini located in Chake Chake District of Pemba South Region. There used to be a fortified palace at the site, only ruins of the walls remain. The palace is believed to have been of Mkame Mdume. Its one of several National Historic Sites on the island of Pemba including Chambani and Ras Mkumbuu.

References

"Antiquities Division". Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
Spear, Thomas (January 2000). "Swahili History and Society to 1900: A Classified Bibliography". History in Africa. 27: 339–373. doi:10.2307/3172120. JSTOR 3172120. S2CID 161594711.
LaViolette, Adria; Fleisher, Jeffrey (2009). "The Urban History of a Rural Place: Swahili Archaeology on Pemba Island, Tanzania, 700-1500 AD". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 42 (3): 433–455. JSTOR 40646777.
Ingrams, William Harold (1800). The chief's trumpet or sacred horn in East Africa. JSTOR 60230294. OCLC 656511131.

v t e Chake Chake District
Capital: Chake-Chake
Wards	Chachani Chanjaani Chonga Dodo Kibokoni Kichungwani Kilindi Kwale Madungu Matale Mbuzini Mfikiwa Mgelema Mgogoni Michungwani Mkoroshoni Msingini Mvumoni Ndagoni Ng'ambwa Pujini Shungi Tibirinzi Uwandani Vitongoji Wara Wawi Wesha Ziwani
Native Peoples	Hadimu
Rivers and Lakes	Lake Mkomani Changedi River
Major Cities and Towns	Gombani Vitongoji

v t e Pemba South Region
Capital: Mkoani
Districts	Mkoani District Chake Chake District
Native Peoples	Hadimu
Islands	Mtangani Island Kiweni Island Yombi Island Panza Island Matumbini Island Matumbi Makubwa Island Makoongwe Island Misali Island Mwangi Island
Major Cities and Towns	Mkanjuni Gombani Chake Chake
National Landmarks	Chake Chake Bay

v t e National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Arusha Region	Olduvai Gorge Laetoli Engaruka Nasera Rockshelter Mumba Cave Peninj
Dar es Salaam Region	Kunduchi Ruins
Dodoma Region	Kondoa Bahi Rock-Art Sites
Iringa Region	Isimila Stone Age Site Kalenga Mlambalasi
Kagera Region	KM2 and KM3 sites Katuruka Nyabusora Katuruka Bweranyange
Kigoma Region	Ujiji Uvinza Salt Works
Kilimanjaro Region	Marangu Defences
Lindi Region	Kilwa Kisiwani Kivinje Songo Mnara Sanje ya Kati Lindi Historic Town
Manyara Region	Luxmanda
Mtwara Region	Mikindani Historic Town
Pwani Region	Bagamoyo Kaole Ruins Chole Island Ruins Kisimani Mafia
Rukwa Region	Kalambo Falls Prehistoric Site
Tabora Region	Livingstone's Tembe
Tanga Region	Tongoni Ruins Toten Island Pangani Vugha Yambe Island
Zanzibar North Region	Tumbatu
Zanzibar West	Stonetown
Zanzibar South Region	Unguja Ukuu Kuumbi Cave
Pemba North Region	Chwaka Tumbe Mkia wa Ng'ombe Msuka Mjini Mduuni Kichokochwe Ruins
Pemba South Region	Mkama Ndume Pujini Ruins Chambani Ras Mkumbuu Ruins Shamiani

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