A coin minted in Kilwa from about the time the author wrote down the coordinates of the city. Coin from Sultan Al Hasan ibn Sulaimam (c. AD 1482-1493), copper alloy Diameter 24 mm Weight 31 g
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Najm al din al Misr: Kitab as-Zij fi'Ilm al-Falak (1480) Cairo
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Taken from: David A. King; Worldmaps for finding the direction and distance to Mecca

Mogadishu: Longitude 86 deg 0 min Latitude 4 deg 0 min. Direction towards Mecca 44 deg 28 min NW
Sofala: Longitude 17 deg 0 min latitude 4 deg 0 min Direction towards Mecca 24 deg 0 min NE
Kilwa: Longitude 84 deg 0 min latitude 8 deg 0 min. Direction towards Mecca 39 deg 2 min NW
Barbara: Longitude 54 deg 0 min latitude 8 deg 0 min. Direction towards Mecca 47 deg 51 min NE
Sofala of the Zanj: Longitude 11 deg 0 min latitude 8 deg 0 min. Direction towards Mecca 20 deg 8 min NE
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