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A carved wooden doorway typical of Swahili Coast architecture (12th - 15th century CE). Mombasa old town, Kenya.
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Ramos, A. J. (2019, March 29). Swahili Doorway, Mombassa. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10338/swahili-doorway-mombassa/
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Ramos, Angelo Juan. "Swahili Doorway, Mombassa." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 29, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10338/swahili-doorway-mombassa/.
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Ramos, Angelo Juan. "Swahili Doorway, Mombassa." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Mar 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10338/swahili-doorway-mombassa/. Web. 17 Jul 2025.
