Site Represents a site. Stewardship Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Contact doa@maliasili.go.tz Status gazetted Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Historical Gazette Number 5 of 1961 Condition 3 Sub Type Salt making Place The town or city doa@maliasili.go.tz Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Language A language of the resource Swahili Title A name given to the resource Tongoni Ruins Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Government of Tanzania Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource frida Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 24 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,-5.09472860110684,39.11123655270786; Description An account of the resource The Tongoni Ruins are found About 20km south of Tanga and just off the coastal road, They include the crumbling remains of a mosque and about 20 overgrown Shirazi pillar-style tombs, the largest collection of such tombs on the East African coast. The ruins are dated back to 15th century. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 18/11/2019 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania/attractions/tongoni-ruins/a/poi-sig/1439527/355640 Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Swahili Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 06/23/2021 11:36:20 am Subject The topic of the resource ARCHAEOLOGY,BUILT HERITAGE Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Tongoni Ruins Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. www.maliasili.go.tz Archaeological Archaeological Material built heritage Climate change Coastal Architectural Erosion fishing Heritage Deterioration Islamic religion Maritime heritage Swahili culture Tombs