An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

Data CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photos per credit

Explore

Atlas map
All places
Categories
Countries
Contested & pseudo

Community

Theories & discussion
Lists
News & resources
Submit a resource

Mysteria

About the atlas
Data & verification
Licenses & credits
Create an account

Search Mysteria

Search places, or jump to a section

Partially excavated swahilis in Tanzania · Mysteria

The catalogue

Partially excavated swahilis in Tanzania

5 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

Filters

Clear all

Verification

Pick several

Verified7 Widely accepted0 Contested0 Hypothetical0 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

5 places

🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city

Kaole Ruins — Swahili Settlement

Early Swahili (13th–16th c) · Swahili-Shirazi

Kaole is a 13th–16th c Swahili settlement 3 km S of Bagamoyo, Tanzania's earliest Swahili site (Shiraz origin legend 13th c).

✓Verified

🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city

Mtambwe Mkuu — Pemba Island Swahili Town

Swahili (11th–16th c. CE) · Swahili

Mtambwe Mkuu — Pemba Island Swahili Town in Pemba Island, Tanzania is a Swahili (11th–16th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili.

✓Verified

🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city

Tumbatu Ruins — Zanzibar North

Swahili (12th–14th c. CE) · Swahili

Tumbatu Ruins — Zanzibar North in Zanzibar Island, Tanzania is a Swahili (12th–14th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili. Island town abandoned abruptly mid-14th c.

✓Verified

🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city

Gonja Maore Swahili Ruins — Tanga

Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) · Swahili (Shirazi)

Gonja Maore Swahili Ruins — Tanga in Tanga Region, Tanzania is a Swahili (13th–16th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Shirazi).

✓Verified

🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city

Mkokotoni Ruins — Pemba North

Swahili (13th–15th c. CE) · Swahili

Mkokotoni Ruins — Pemba North in Pemba Island, Tanzania is a Swahili (13th–15th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili. Port town with Friday mosque on Mkokotoni creek.