Kilwa (disambiguation)
Kilwa may refer to:
- Tanzania and east Africa
- Kilwa Kisiwani, a historic island settlement in eastern Tanzania across from Kilwa Masoko
- Kilwa Masoko, a mainland port town in eastern Tanzania across from Kilwa Kisiwani
- Kilwa District of the Lindi region in eastern Tanzania
- Kilwa Sultanate, a Medieval sultanate, centered at Kilwa (in modern-day Tanzania), whose authority, at its height, stretched over the entire length of the Swahili Coast
- Kilwa Empire, ancient African empire along the Swahili coast
- Other uses
- Kilwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated on the south-west shore of Lake Mweru
- Kilwa Island, 6 km from Kilwa, Katanga, but in Zambian territory
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