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Tumbatu ( eneo la kale wa Tumbatu in Swahili) is historic Swahili settlement located on Tumbatu Island, Kaskazini A District of Unguja North Region in Tanzania. This site is a significant archaeological site that contains a large number of collapsed coral stone structures including private houses and several mosques, the largest of which is ...
Tumbatu Island ( Kisiwa cha Tumbatu, in Swahili) is an island located in Fumba ward of Kaskazini A District in Unguja North Region, Tanzania. In Zanzibar Archipelago, Tumbatu is the third-largest island, after Pemba aand Unguja island. The Island is amanitered by three wards; Tumbatu Jongowe, Uvivini and Mtakuja. [1]
History of Tanzania. People have lived in Zanzibar for 20,000 years. [citation needed] The earliest written accounts of Zanzibar began when the islands became a base for traders voyaging between the African Great Lakes, the Somali Peninsula, the Arabian peninsula, Iran, and the Indian subcontinent. Unguja offered a protected and defensible ...
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Focal height. 26 metres (85 ft) Range. 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) [1] Characteristic. Fl W 10s. [1] The Tumbatu Lighthouse (also known as the Mwana Wa Mwana lighthouse) is located on Tumbatu Island in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The lighthouse is one of the oldest lighthouses in the country and is a six-stage stone tower located on the northern ...
Tumbatu Island Baobab tree on Tumbatu Island. Tumbatu Island is part of the northwest coast of Zanzibar. This tiny island was once the capital of Zanzibar during the reign of the Sultan of Shiraz. The proud people of the island trace their ancestry to the Shiraz rulers of Persia who came to the island in the 10th century. The island is shaped ...
Kaskazini A District ( Wilaya ya Kaskazini A in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Unguja North Region in Tanzania. [1] The district covers an area of 229.6 km 2 (88.6 sq mi). [2] The district is comparable in size to the land area of Cook Islands. [3] The district is bordered to the north on three sides by the Indian Ocean and ...
1.1 Tumbatu Island. 1.2 Uzi Island. 2 Pemba Island. Toggle Pemba Island subsection. 2.1 Kojani Island. Toggle the table of contents. List of settlements in Zanzibar ...