Kichokochwe (
Swahili ''Magofu ya mji wa Kale wa Kichokochwe'') is protected historic site located inside
Wete District
Wete District (''Wilaya ya Wete'' in Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of Maldives. The district has a water b ...
of
Pemba North Region
Pemba North Region or North Pemba Region (''Mkoa wa Pemba Kaskazini'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nation state of Saint Luc ...
in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
. The site is home to partially excavated abandoned late medieval
Swahili ruins, with a mosque and tombs.
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Swahili people
Swahili city-states
Swahili culture
Pemba Island