Msuka Mjini Ruins Explained

Msuka Mjini Ruins
Map Type:	Tanzania
Relief:	yes
Location:	Micheweni District, Pemba North Region,
Type:	Settlement
Material:	Coral rag
Built:	15th century CE
Cultures:	Swahili
Architectural Styles:	Swahili & Islamic
Condition:	Endangered
Ownership:	Tanzanian Government
Management:	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism ^[1]
Designation1:	NHST
Designation1 Offname:	Msuka Mjini Ruins Historic Site
Designation1 Type:	Cultural

Msuka Mjini Ruins (Swahili Mji wa Kale wa Msuka Mjini) is 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. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Historic Swahili Settlements
• Archaeology of Pemba Island
• Kunduchi Ruins
• Kimbiji Ruins
• Tongoni Ruins
• Pujini Ruins

Notes and References

1. Web site: Antiquities Division. 21 Jul 2022.
2. Web site: Zanzibar Historical Sites. 25 Jul 2022.
3. Web site: Settlements of Pemba and Zanzibar. 25 Jul 2022.
4. 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.
5. 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.