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Sofala

Sofala , at present known as Nova Sofala [ˈnovɐ suˈfalɐ], was a prominent Swahili city-state. It is located on the Sofala Bank in Sofala Province of Mozambique. The first recorded use of this port town was by Mogadishan merchants. One possible etymology for Sofala is "go and cultivate" or " go and dig" in the Somali language, showing the city as a hub…

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Sofala

Nodes57
Edges56
Triples64
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035088
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related to Portuguese arrival · 29
Sofala → Aguiar, Arab, At, Barros, Covilhã, Emir Ibrahim, European, Fudail, Gama, Goes, His, In, Isuf, Kilwa, Kilwa's, Kingdom, Lisbon, Pedro Afonso, Portugal, Portuguese
related to history · 25
Sofala → Buzi, Buzi River, Cape Delgado, East African, Great Zimbabwe, In, Indian Ocean, It, Kilwa, Kilwa Sultanate, Kilwan, Manica, Merchants, Mogadishu, One, Rio, Save, Sometime, Southern Africa, Sultan Suleiman Hassan
related to Conclusion · 10
Sofala → Angoche, As, If, Market, Mozambique Island, Portuguese, Quelimane, Swahili, The, Zambezi

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portuguese gold kilwa swahili de mozambique trade first isuf town city buzi river sultan da old one history africa erected

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Sofalarelated to ConclusionIf0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionSwahili0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionPortuguese0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionThe0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionAs0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionMozambique Island0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionMarket0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionZambezi0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionQuelimane0.60section
Sofalarelated to ConclusionAngoche0.60section
Sofalarelated to historyOne0.60section
Sofalarelated to historySouthern Africa0.60section

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