Dimbani
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Dimbani - officially Kizimkazi Dimbani - is a village on the Tanzania
n island of Unguja
, part of Zanzibar
. It is one of a pair of villages located close to the southern tip of the west coast, the other being Kizimkazi Mtendeni
(commonly known simply as Kizimkazi).
Dimbani's most notable feature is Kizimkazi Mosque
, one of the oldest Islamic structures in East Africa.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n island of Unguja
Unguja
Unguja as mentioned in The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea is the largest and most populated island of Zanzibar, in Tanzania.-Geography:...
, part of Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
. It is one of a pair of villages located close to the southern tip of the west coast, the other being Kizimkazi Mtendeni
Kizimkazi
Kizimkazi - officially Kizimkazi Mkunguni, but also known as Kizimkazi Mtendeni - is a fishing village on the southern coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, and was once a walled city. It is situated three miles southeast of the Kizimkazi Mosque...
(commonly known simply as Kizimkazi).
Dimbani's most notable feature is Kizimkazi Mosque
Kizimkazi Mosque
The Kizimkazi Mosque is a mosque situated on the southern tip of the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania and is one of the oldest Islamic buildings on the East African coast. Despite its name, it is located in Dimbani, not Kizimkazi, which is three miles away...
, one of the oldest Islamic structures in East Africa.