Kizimkazi Mosque built

1107 CE.

Shown on the map at -6.433°, 39.467°.

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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