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List of Swahili settlements of the East African coast

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Swahili settlements of the East African coast date from as early as the first century CE when eastern Bantu people on the east coast of Africa began adopting the Swahili language and culture and founded settlements along the coast and islands.[1] Below is a list of Swahili settlements founded between 800 CE to 1900 CE.

Chwaka Mosque in Micheweni District, Tanzania.
Mkama Ndume palace in Pujini, Chake Chake District, Tanzania.
Kizimkazi Mosque in Dimbani, Kusini District, Tanzania.
Gedi in Kenya.
Kilwa Kisiwani ruins in Kilwa District, Tanzania.
Takwa ruins in Manda Island, Kenya.
Mbutu Bandarini Mosque in Kigamboni District, Tanzania.
Mbuamaji tombs in Kigamboni District, Tanzania.
Kimbiji Mosque in Kigamboni District, Tanzania.

Northern coast, Tanzania

Southern Coast, Tanzania

Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

Pemba Island, Tanzania

South coast, Kenya

North coast, Kenya

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