Kilwa [island] - Kilwa

Japanese: キルワ[島] - キルワ
Kilwa [island] - Kilwa
A small island in the southern part of the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania. In the north lies Kilwa Kisiwani, a beautiful port city founded by the Persians in the 9th century. It has flourished as a trading port in the Indian Ocean since ancient times, but is said to have been destroyed in the 16th century by the Bantu people on the mainland. It also served as a stopover point for the slave trade until the early 19th century. The ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani, along with the ruins of the nearby Songo Mnara Island, were registered as a World Heritage Site in 1981. Kilwa Masoko is a new city built on the mainland across from Kilwa Island.
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Japanese:
タンザニアのインド洋岸南部の小島。北部にはキルワ・キシワニKilwa Kisiwaniという,9世紀ペルシア人の創建した美しい港市がある。古くからインド洋交易の貿易港として繁栄したが,本土のバントゥー系の人びとによって16世紀ごろ滅ぼされたとされる。19世紀初めまで奴隷貿易の中継地ともなった。キルワ・キシワニの遺構は近くにあるソンゴ・ムナラ島の遺跡群とともに1981年,世界文化遺産に登録された。なおキルワ・マソコKilwa Masokoは,キルワ島対岸の本土に建設された新市。
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