🇹🇿 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).
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🇹🇿 Tanzania · Ancient city
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).