Kizimkazi Mosque
mosque in Kusini, Unguja South, Tanzania
Key facts
- Built
- 1107
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Overview
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Kizimkazi Mosque stands at the southern end of Unguja, the main island of Zanzibar in Tanzania. It is regarded as one of the oldest Islamic buildings on the East African coast. Despite its name, it is not in Kizimkazi itself but in Dimbani, about three kilometres away; the name arises because the official name of the two linked settlements is Kizimkazi Dimbani and Kizimkazi Mtendeni. The main part of the present building dates from the 18th century, while some decorative elements in coral stone survive from the earliest phase.
History
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According to a surviving Kufic inscription, the mosque was built in 1107 by settlers from Shiraz in Iran. Some of its coral-stone decorative elements date from that period. Most of the structure was rebuilt in the 18th century, and the principal part of the current building was erected at that time.
From Wikipedia
The Kizimkazi Mosque, officially the Kizimkazi Dimbani Mosque (Swahili: Misikiti wa kale wa Kizimkazi Dimbani), is a mosque located in the town of Dimbani, in the Kusini District of Unguja South Region in Tanzania. It is situated on the southern tip of the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania and is one of the oldest Islamic buildings on the East African coast.
The mosque, in current use, was listed as a National Historic Site.
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