Coordinates: 14°13′14″S 34°32′07″E / 14.22056°S 34.53528°E / -14.22056; 34.53528

Manthimba

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Manthimba
Former city
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CountryMalawi
Former countryMaravi
RegionCentral
DistrictDedza

Manthimba was considered by Malawian historian Kings M. Phiri to have been the capital of the Maravi Empire, however Yusuf Juwayeyi considers it to have been Mankhamba.[1]: 51–53  Manthimba was located at 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the present village of Mtakataka in the Dedza district, in the central region of Malawi.[2]

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