Kizimkazi Mosque

The Kizimkazi Dimbani Mosque (Misikiti wa kale wa Kizimkazi Dimbani in Swahili) is a mosque Located in the town of Dimbani, 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.^[2] Despite its name, it is located in Dimbani, not Kizimkazi, which is 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) away (this is because the official names of these two joined villages are Kizimkazi Dimbani and Kizimkazi Mtendeni). According to a preserved kufic inscription, it was built in 1107.^[3] Although the inscription and certain coral-carved decorative elements date from the period of construction, the majority of the present structure was rebuilt in the 18th century.^[4]

Kizimkazi Dimbani Mosque

Shown within Tanzania
Location	Kusini District, Unguja South Region, Tanzania
Coordinates	6°26′9.96″S 39°27′44.64″E
Type	Settlement
History
Material	Coral rag
Founded	1107 CE
Cultures	Swahili
Site notes
Ownership	Tanzanian Government
Management	Antiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism [1]
Architecture
Architectural styles	Swahili & Islamic
National Historic Sites of Tanzania
Official name	Kizimkazi Mosque
Type	Cultural
The oldest mosque that is still in use today in East Africa

Gallery

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  Kizimkazi Mosque interior in the 19th Century.
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  Kizimkazi Mosque Cemetery with pillar tombs
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  Information sign
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  Kizimkazi Mosque prayer hall
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  Swahili architecture magrove pool roofs at Kizimkazi Mosque

See also

• Historic Swahili Settlements