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Pujini Ruins (''Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Pujini'' in Swahili ) is a Medieval historic site next to the village of Pujini located in
Chake Chake District Chake Chake District ( sw, Wilaya ya Chake Chake) is one of two administrative districts of Pemba South Region in Tanzania. The district covers an area of . The district is comparable in size to the land area of American Samoa. The district has a ...
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Pemba South Region Pemba South Region or South Pemba Region (''Mkoa wa Pemba Kusini'' 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 Grenada. and t ...
. There used to be a fortified palace at the site, only ruins of the walls remain. The palace is believed to have been of Mkame Mdume. Its one of several National Historic Sites on the island of
Pemba Pemba may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Pemba Island, in Tanzania * Pemba, Mozambique, the capital of Cabo Delgado Province * Pemba, Zambia, a small town Individuals * George Pemba, South African painter * Pemba (panda), a red panda * Tsewang Yishe ...
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Chambani Chambani (''Magofu ya mji wa kale wa Chambani'' in Swahili ) is a historic site and village located in Mkoani District of Pemba South Region. Its one of several National Historic sites on the island of Pemba. The site is located nine kilometr ...
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Ras Mkumbuu Ras Mkumbuu is a long narrow peninsula on the central west coast of Pemba Island, one of the two main islands of Tanzania's Zanzibar Archipelago. The town of Chake-Chake Chake-Chake is a town located on the Tanzanian island of Pemba and ca ...
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See also

* Historic Swahili Settlements


References

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