 Tombstone at Historic Muhembo ruins, Pangani DC, Tanga Region | |
  Shown within Tanzania | |
| Location |  Tanzania,Tanga Region, Pangani District, Pangani Mashariki ward, |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 5°24′36″S 38°59′21″E / 5.41000°S 38.98917°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Material | Coral rag |
| Founded | 16th century CE |
| Abandoned | 15th century CE |
| Cultures | Swahili |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1981 |
| Archaeologists | Richard Gramly |
| Condition | Severely damaged |
| Ownership | Tanzanian Government |
| Management | Antiquities Division under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Swahili & Islamic |
| Official name | Muhembo Historic Site |
| Type | Cultural |
| Endangered | |
Muhembo (Swahili Magofu ya Muhembo) is a Swahili monumental ruin that is National Historic Site located in northern part of Pangani town's Pangani Mashariki ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region, Tanzania. The site is home to damaged Medieval Swahili ruins that have yet to be excavated since 1981.[2] Other minor sites in the viciinity of Muhembo include; Gombero, Mtakani, Muhembo, Mnyongeni, and Kumbamtoni. [3][4]
- ^ "Antiquities Division". Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
- ^ James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047.
- ^ Walz, Jonathan R. Route to a regional past: an archaeology of the Lower Pangani (Ruvu) Basin, Tanzania, 500-1900 CE. Diss. University of Florida, 2010
- ^ Rhodes, Daniel T. "History, Materialization, and Presentation of Slavery in Tanzania." Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage 7.2 (2018): 165-191.