Miwaleni
Miwaleni is a locality in Kijini, Kusini, Zanzibar Central/South. Miwaleni is situated nearby to the town Makunduchi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tongoni Ruins.
Tongoni Ruins
Archaeological site
Photo: barnsburntdown, CC BY 2.0.
The Tongoni Ruins are a 15th-century Swahili ruins of a mosque and forty tombs located in Tongoni ward in Tanga District inside Tanga Region of Tanzania. Tongoni Ruins is situated 3½ km north of Miwaleni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Makunduchi and Kizimkazi.
Makunduchi
Town
Makunduchi is a historic town and district capital in the Kusini District of the Unguja South Region in Tanzania. It is located inside the Kajengwa ward, and Mtegani ward, occupying Kiongoni neighborhood, Nganani neighborhood and Kijini neighborhood.
Kizimkazi
Village
Kizimkazi - officially Kizimkazi Mkunguni, but also known as Kizimkazi Mtendeni - is a fishing village on the southern coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, and was once a walled city. Kizimkazi is situated 9 km southwest of Miwaleni.
Dimbani
Village
Dimbani - officially Kizimkazi Dimbani - is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is one of a pair of villages located close to the southern tip of the west coast, the other being Kizimkazi Mtendeni. Dimbani is situated 10 km west of Miwaleni.
Miwaleni
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kijini, Kusini, Zanzibar Central/South, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-6.41667° or 6° 25′ southLongitude
39.55° or 39° 33′ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
6G5XHHM2+82GeoNames ID
153711
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