Kilwa Kisiwani

island in Tanzania
Place island Q1741475
Kilwa Kisiwani
en:user:Claude McNab · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Kilwa Kisiwani

Summary

Kilwa Kisiwani is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kilwa Kisiwani is located in Kilwa District[3].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani is in the country of Tanzania[4].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani is on the body of water Indian Ocean[5].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's instance of is recorded as human settlement[7].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's architectural style is recorded as Swahili architecture[8].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani is part of Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara[9].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's Commons category is recorded as Kilwa Kisiwani[10].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[11].
  • 900 marks the founding of Kilwa Kisiwani[12].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -8.98173, 'lon': 39.51722}[13].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's capital of is recorded as Kilwa Sultanate[15].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's heritage designation is recorded as protected monument in Tanzania[16].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[17].
  • Kilwa Kisiwani's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sw', 'text': 'Kilwa Kisiwani'}[18].

Body

Geography

Kilwa Kisiwani is in the country of Tanzania[4]. It is located in Kilwa District[3]. It is on the body of water Indian Ocean[5]. It is part of Ruins of it and Ruins of Songo Mnara[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[6] and human settlement[7]. Heritage statuses include protected monument in Tanzania[16] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[17].

History and Context

900 marks the founding of Kilwa Kisiwani[12].

Why It Matters

Kilwa Kisiwani ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . mnrt.go.tz. mnrt.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . mnrt.go.tz. mnrt.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kilwa Kisiwani. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kilwa-kisiwani
MLA “Kilwa Kisiwani.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kilwa-kisiwani.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kilwa-kisiwani_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kilwa Kisiwani}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kilwa-kisiwani}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Kilwa Kisiwani — https://4ort.xyz/entity/kilwa-kisiwani (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kilwa-kisiwani · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/ruiny-kiwa-ksiwari/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.