Msuka Mjini Ruins

Msuka Mjini Ruins
Mosque ruins at Msuka Mjini, 1920
Shown within Tanzania
LocationMicheweni District,
Pemba North Region,
 Tanzania
Coordinates4°54′40.32″S 39°43′40.08″E / 4.9112000°S 39.7278000°E / -4.9112000; 39.7278000
TypeSettlement
History
MaterialCoral rag
Founded15th century CE
CulturesSwahili
Site notes
ConditionEndangered
OwnershipTanzanian Government
ManagementAntiquities Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Architecture
Architectural stylesSwahili & Islamic
Official nameMsuka Mjini Ruins Historic Site
TypeCultural

Msuka Mjini Ruins (Swahili Mji wa Kale wa Msuka Mjini) is a protected historic site located inside Micheweni District of Pemba North Region in Tanzania. Msuka Mjini has a Swahili mosque from the fifteenth century preserved in ruins on the Kigomasha peninsula on the island. The date 816AH (1414 CE) is carved on the interior of the circular mirhab.