| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:historical_region 
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                                | gptkbp:archaeologicalSite | gptkb:Mombasa gptkb:Gede
 gptkb:Kilwa_Kisiwani
 gptkb:Lamu
 
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                                | gptkbp:borders | gptkb:Indian_Ocean 
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                                | gptkbp:colonizedBy | gptkb:British_Empire gptkb:Omani_Sultanate
 Portuguese Empire
 
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                                | gptkbp:culture | gptkb:Swahili_culture 
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                                | gptkbp:extendsTo | gptkb:northern_Mozambique gptkb:southern_Somalia
 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalPeriod | medieval period 
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                                | gptkbp:includes | gptkb:Comoros gptkb:Kenya
 gptkb:Mozambique
 gptkb:Tanzania
 gptkb:Mombasa
 gptkb:Zanzibar
 gptkb:Kilwa_Kisiwani
 gptkb:Lamu
 gptkb:Pemba_Island
 gptkb:northern_Madagascar
 
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                                | gptkbp:influencedBy | Indian culture Persian culture
 Arab culture
 African Bantu culture
 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | trade 
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                                | gptkbp:language | Swahili 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | East Africa 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCity | gptkb:Pate gptkb:Tanga
 gptkb:Bagamoyo
 gptkb:Malindi
 gptkb:Sofala
 Mogadishu
 Vasco da Gama visited
 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Islam 
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                                | gptkbp:tradedOn | gptkb:China gptkb:India
 gptkb:gold
 gptkb:Arabia
 gptkb:Persia
 ivory
 textiles
 spices
 slaves
 
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                                | gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | gptkb:Ruins_of_Kilwa_Kisiwani gptkb:Ruins_of_Songo_Mnara
 Stone Town of Zanzibar
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Kingdom_of_Mapungubwe 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Swahili coast 
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