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...a journey of a life time through ibn batuta's africa |
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last position details day 32 date july 23 country
tanzania town/area dar es salaam/kilwa gps 8� 55 57.308 S 39� 30 56.887 E distance 09910 km
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9:30pm: the mahmood family spend the day exploring the kilwa area and went to the island of kilwa kisiwani. kilwa kisiwani was once the most famous trading post in east africa. starting from the 9th century the wealth of the city grew with the trade of ivory, slaves, gold, iron, jewelry and spices. by the 13th century, kilwa became the most powerful city on the east african coast. in 1331, ibn batuta visited kilwa and described the city as "large and elegant. tapestries and ornamental riches covered the walls and the floors were carpeted." many buildings were "embellished with cut stone decorative borders framing the entranceway".
back in dar es salaam, the johnstone family relaxed and the girls have fully recovered. time was spend in and around dar at a leisurely pace. tomorrow they will be driving 500km to meet the mahmood family at kisolanza farm which is just outside the town of iringa. here they will be visiting the isimila stone age site.
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