Tongoni Ruins
Dublin Core
Title
Tongoni Ruins
Subject
ARCHAEOLOGY,BUILT HERITAGE
Description
The Tongoni Ruins are found About 20km south of Tanga and just off the coastal road, They include the crumbling remains of a mosque and about 20 overgrown Shirazi pillar-style tombs, the largest collection of such tombs on the East African coast. The ruins are dated back to 15th century.
Date
Swahili
Contributor
frida
Language
Swahili
Type
Site
Identifier
24
Date Modified
06/23/2021 11:36:20 am
Date Submitted
18/11/2019
Extent
cm x cm x cm
References
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania/attractions/tongoni-ruins/a/poi-sig/1439527/355640
Spatial Coverage
current,-5.09472860110684,39.11123655270786;
Provenance
Government of Tanzania
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Tongoni Ruins
Object
www.maliasili.go.tz
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Historical
Place
doa@maliasili.go.tz
Status
gazetted
Stewardship
Tanzania Forest Services (TFS)
Condition
3
Contact
doa@maliasili.go.tz
Gazette Number
5 of 1961
Sub Type
Salt making
Citation
“Tongoni Ruins,” Tanzania, accessed February 1, 2025, https://sdhtanzania.org/omeka/items/show/30.