Quelimane
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Quelimane is a seaport in Mozambique. It is the administrative capital of the Zambezia Province and the province's largest city, and stands 25 km from the mouth of the Rio dos Bons Sinais. The river w
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Cathedral of Quelimane in between 1890 and 1910
Montegiro building, Quelimane
Cyclone Freddy at its peak intensity in the South-West Indian Ocean in 2023.
Kilwa Sultanate
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The Kilwa Sultanate was a sultanate, centered at Kilwa, whose authority, at its height, stretched over the entire length of the Swahili Coast. According to the legend, it was founded in the 10th centu
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…originated as a Swahili trade centre, and then grew as a slave market of the Indian Ocean slave trade. Quelimane was founded by Muslim traders (see Kilwa Sultanate) and was one of the oldest towns in the region. The origins of the name 'Quelimane' are obscure. One tradition alleges that Vasco da Gama, in 1498…
Principal cities of East Africa, c. 1500. The Kilwa Sultanate held overlordship from Cape Correntes in the south to Malindi in the north.