Title

The castle of Kilwa Island was built originally in 1505 by the Portuguese, who abandoned it after a few years

Caption

The castle of Kilwa Island was built originally in 1505 by the Portuguese, who abandoned it after a few years, Most of the visible remains date from the Omani Arab reconstruction of about 1800. Tanzania, Portuguese Period : 16th circa Kilwa Island

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Werner Forman Archive

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

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UMG12A39_159

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No

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Rights managed

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21,2Mb (953,7Kb) / 11,7in x 7,0in / 3523 x 2108 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kilwa Tanzania Black And White Bw Print Colonialism White Man Slavery Slave Trade East Africa Africa Trade Commerce Silk Road Silk Route Swahili Transport Unesco Pedro Alvares Cabral Ibn Battuta Exploration Explorer African World Heritage Cultural Encounters Slave Trade Islam Islamic Muslim Archaeology Architecture Moslem Sub Saharan Exploration Collection Werner Forman