Kilwa Kisiwani is a community on an
island off the southern coast of present-day
Tanzania in eastern Africa. Historically, it was the center of the
Kilwa Sultanate, a medieval sultanate whose authority at its height in the 13th-15th centuries AD stretched the entire length of the
Swahili Coast. Kilwa Kisiwani has been designated a UNESCO
World Heritage Site along with the nearby stonetown
Songo Mnara.