Zanzibar Central/South
Kusini
Kajengwa

Tongoni Ruins

The Tongoni Ruins are a 15th-century Swahili ruins of a mosque and forty tombs located in Tongoni ward in Tanga District inside of .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ruins in Tongoni, Tanzania
  • Also known as: “Tongoni Historic Site”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kuumbi Cave.

Archaeological site
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site located in Kusini District, of . It has been important in determining patterns of human occupation since its formation over 20,000 years ago. is situated 2½ km north of Tongoni Ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Makunduchi and Jambiani.

Town
is a historic town and district capital in the Kusini District of the in . It is located inside the Kajengwa ward, and Mtegani ward, occupying Kiongoni neighborhood, Nganani neighborhood and Kijini neighborhood. is situated 3½ km south of Tongoni Ruins.

Photo: Veritech, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a group of villages on the island of , part of . It is located on the southeast coast between and .

Tongoni Ruins

Latitude
-6.38317° or 6° 22′ 59″ south
Longitude
39.54996° or 39° 32′ 60″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
6G5XJG8X+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11527409890
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
149463
Wiki­data ID
Q7821129
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Ukrainian—“Tongoni Ruins” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Τονγκόνι”
  • Persian: “تونگونی”
  • Spanish: “Ruinas de Tongoni”
  • Swahili: “Magofu ya Tongoni”
  • Swahili: “Tongoni”
  • Swedish: “Tongoniruinerna”
  • Ukrainian: “Тонгоні”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tongoni Ruins”. Photo: barnsburntdown, CC BY 2.0.