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Photograph: [Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_Kilwa,_1572.jpg) · [Public domain](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_Kilwa,_1572.jpg)Africa · Monuments

# Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
Kilwa Kisiwani / Songo Mnara · Tanzania

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1981.

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Area / regionKilwa Kisiwani / Songo Mnara

Country / geographic scopeTanzania

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates-8.95778, 39.52278

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

Cultural · Inscription: 1981

Property components: 2. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

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## Sources and accuracy
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