Wete, Tanzania

Mtambwe Mkuu

Mtambwe Kuu or Mtambwe Mkuu is a Medieval Swahili historic site located in Wete District of Pemba North Region. A town wall, a mosque, tombs, and residences are among the several stone constructions at the Mtambwe Mkuu site in northwest Pemba. The oldest indications of occupation date from the eleventh century and persisted successfully and unbrokenly until the fifteenth century.

City
Wete
Country
Tanzania
Category
Historic
Suggested visit
About 90 minutes

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