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'Kilwa' most likely refers to Kilwa Kisiwani and Kilwa Masoka, an historic island settlement and a mainland town in Tanzania, facing each other across an inlet in Mso Bay, about 240 km south of Dar es Salaam. The name is also used for:

★ Kilwa (district) of the Lindi region

★ Kilwa Kivinje, a small town 20 km north.
Other uses:

★ Kilwa (food), a food from north-east Africa.

★ Kilwa (Katanga), a town in DR Congo, situated on the south-west shore of Lake Mweru.

★ Kilwa Island, Lake Mweru, 6 km from Kilwa, Katanga, but in Zambian territory.