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Maritime Africa 5: The World Heritage Sites of Songo Mnara and Kilwa Kisiwani
Maritime Africa 5: The World Heritage Sites of Songo Mnara and Kilwa Kisiwani
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23 minutes
Released:
Jan 16, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
We continue our mini-series on maritime Africa with an episode on Songo Mnara and Kilwa, two significant maritime settlements on the Swahili Coast. In the previous episode we heard how the Swahili coast of east Africa is particularly rich in its maritime cultural heritage and trading past, where African and Arabic cultures have mixed for centuries across the Indian Ocean. In this episode we investigate two locations in great depth, both Swahili stone towns that made their place in global maritime history. Dr Sam Willis spoke with Mercy Mbogelah, who manages the ruins of both sites for UNESCO World Heritage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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