Kilwa

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical city
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Kilwa_Kisiwani
gptkbp:foundedIn 9th century
gptkbp:hasArtStyle Swahili_architecture
gptkbp:hasEconomyBasedOn fishing
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance decline in the 16th century
UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
Portuguese_conquest_in_1505
gptkbp:hasHistory gptkb:Kilwa_Mosque
gptkb:Great_House_of_Kilwa
gptkb:Sultan's_Palace
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn Swahili_culture
gptkbp:hasPopulation approximately 10,000
gptkbp:hasVariants gptkb:India
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:Arabia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kilwa
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith maritime history
cultural_exchange
gptkbp:isConnectedTo maritime trade routes
trade networks
coastal trade networks
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical texts
gptkbp:isFamousFor gptkb:ruins_of_the_Great_Mosque
gptkbp:isHomeTo gptkb:Kilwa_ruins
archaeological sites
local fishing communities
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Islamic_culture
African_traditions
gptkbp:isKnownFor cultural diversity
cultural festivals
cultural heritage
gold trade
ivory trade
gptkbp:isLocatedIn Ibn Battuta's travels
Lindi_Region
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Rufiji_River
gptkbp:isNear gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Swahili_Coast
gptkb:Zanzibar_Archipelago
gptkb:Kilwa_District
East_African_history
Swahili_civilization
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor historical significance
gptkbp:isVisitedBy tourists
gptkbp:knownFor trade
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn Arab_traders
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:Kilwa_Sultanate