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Songo Mnara

ruins of a stone town in Tanzania
Place archaeological_site Q2301527
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Summary

Songo Mnara is an archaeological site[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Tanzania[3]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[4]
  • Instance of: island[5]
  • Made from material: limestone[6]
  • Location: Songa Mnara Island[7]
  • Part of: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara[8]
  • Commons category: Songo Mnara[9]
  • Inception: 1400[10]
  • Shape: square[11]
  • Heritage designation: protected monument in Tanzania[12], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[13]
  • Native label: Songo Mnara[14]
  • Different from: Songa Mnara Island[15], island[16]
  • Area: 7 ha[17]
  • Has part(s) of the class: mosque[18]

Why It Matters

Songo Mnara has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Tanzania

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . mnrt.go.tz. mnrt.go.tz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mosqpedia.org. mosqpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Songo Mnara. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/songo-mnara
MLA “Songo Mnara.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/songo-mnara.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_songo-mnara_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Songo Mnara}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/songo-mnara}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Ibrohim tijani · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1400-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Area → {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+7'}
    Made from material → limestone
    Sitelink count → 35
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Inception: 14. century"
  2. 4w ago · Ibrohim tijani · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shape → square
    Has part(s) of the class → mosque
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s) of the class: mosque"
  3. 10w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Songa Mnara Island, island
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Different from: island, using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  4. 21w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Tanzania
    Coordinates → —
    Different from → Songa Mnara Island, island
    Aliases → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/songo-mnara/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn a"
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