UNESCO World Heritage · United Republic of Tanzania
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
Cultural site · inscribed 1981 · on the List of World Heritage in Danger
The remains of two great East African ports admired by early European explorers are situated on two small islands near the coast.
Summary from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Photo: City of Kilwa, 1572.jpg by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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