Ilha de Moçambique, Mozambique

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ilha_de_Moçambique,_Mozambique
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:area 1.5 km²
gptkbp:connectedByBridgeTo mainland Mozambique
gptkbp:country gptkb:Mozambique
gptkbp:firstEuropeanArrivalYear 1498
gptkbp:firstEuropeanSettlement gptkb:Vasco_da_Gama
gptkbp:foundedBy Portuguese
gptkbp:governingBody Ilha de Moçambique District
gptkbp:historicalSignificance former capital of colonial Portuguese East Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ilha de Moçambique, Mozambique
gptkbp:language gptkb:Emakhuwa
Portuguese
Swahili
gptkbp:latitude -15.0347
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nampula_Province
gptkbp:longitude 40.7356
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Stone_Town
Makuti Town
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Museum_of_Sacred_Art
gptkb:Fort_São_Sebastião
gptkb:Chapel_of_Nossa_Senhora_de_Baluarte
gptkb:Palace_and_Chapel_of_São_Paulo
gptkbp:notableFor slave trade history
Swahili, Arab, and Portuguese architecture
strategic Indian Ocean port
gptkbp:population ~14,000
gptkbp:postalCode 3100
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1991
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tomás_Antônio_Gonzaga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7