Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
Also known as Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Africa
Tanzania
Inscribed
1981
List reference
144
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara is about 160 km north-west of Mtwara. The nearest other World Heritage site is Selous Game Reserve, about 230 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lindi · about 42,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- Kibiti · about 30,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- Mtwara · about 97,000 peopleabout 160 km south-east
- Masasi · about 36,000 peopleabout 210 km south
- Dar es Salaam · about 2,930,000 peopleabout 240 km north
- Kibaha · about 24,000 peopleabout 250 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TanzaniaNatural233 km away
ComorosCultural508 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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