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Gerezani, Kilwa Kisiwani, Kilwa Masoko Ward, Kilwa District, Lindi Region The Gereza Fort (also called the Arab Fort) [ 28 ] is situated between the Makutani Palace and the Great Mosque. There are some evidence that the original structure was Portuguese, while the present form of the fort is of typical Omani forts. [ 29 ]
Kilwa district is the second largest district in Lindi region. It has a total area of 13.347.50 square kilometers, of which 12,126 square kilometers is land and 1,221.25 square kilometers is water. [10] Kilwa district has 5 Islands, with the largest one being Kilwa Kisiwani.
The Gereza Kilwa Fort on Kilwa Kisiwani Island, Tanzania, was originally built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century to control trade in gold, ivory, and slaves. Date: 1 January 2017, 13:57: Source: Gereza Kilwa Fort: Author: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada
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Most residents of Kilwa district practice Sunni Islam.As mentioned in the history section of this article Kilwa district is the ancestral home of the Mwera, Makonde people and Machinga people. As of recent, most of the Lindi population has been Swahilized and speak Swahili as their first language and practice Swahili culture .
Kilwa had about 4000 inhabitants but its economic fortunes were on the decline. [1] Like most polities on the east African coast, Kilwa was an Islamic sultanate and the Portuguese were poorly received by the local elites. In 1502, the Portuguese reduced Kilwa to the status of tributary vassal.
To the north, Kilwa's power was checked by the independent Somali city-state of Mogadishu (the once-dominant city, Kilwa's main rival) and the Adal Sultanate (the muslim Sultanate located in the Horn of Africa.). To the south, Kilwa's reach extended as far as Cape Correntes, below which merchant ships did not usually dare sail. [7]