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Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass
Swahili (13th–15th c. CE) secondary·Swahili·🇰🇪 Mombasa County, Kenya
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About Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass
Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass in Mombasa County, Kenya is a Swahili (13th–15th c. CE) secondary ancient-city attributed to Swahili. Secondary Mtwapa creek stone town 800 m from Jumba la Mtwana with shell midden. Ecological secondary settlement of Jumba complex.
Why it mattersKey Swahili centre in the Mombasa County
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronological seriation
- 02Trade network evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance Indian Ocean trade
- 02Kushite royal succession
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 13th c. CE
- Period
- Swahili (13th–15th c. CE) secondary
- Culture
- Swahili
- Purpose
- Secondary Mtwapa creek stone town 800 m from Jumba la Mtwana with shell midden
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 13th c. CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Reisner/Kirkman survey
On the ground
Structures & features
3.9400° S · 39.7400° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
- Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass — Great MosquemosqueFriday mosque with mihrab and pillar tomb3.9398° S · 39.7401° E
- Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass — Stone House ClusterhouseCoral rag house compound3.9402° S · 39.7402° E
- Mtwapa Ruins — Mombasa North Bypass — Town EnclosureenclosureOuter enclosure or creek defence3.9396° S · 39.7398° E
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