Kilwa seized the port of Sofala in the early 16th century to control the lucrative gold trade in the region and to expand its influence along the East African coast. By controlling Sofala, Kilwa gained access to the gold mines of the interior and could monopolize the trade of this precious commodity with foreign merchants.
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Sofala was the port though which Great Zimbabwe's exports of gold and ivory passed through to Asia.
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The gold traded in Kilwas was mined in Zimbabwe.
The cast of Sofala - 2012 includes: Travis Nippard as Robert Ealey
The old gold-mining town of Sofala is very close to Bathurst - just 44 km to the north.
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near wattle flats and upper touner
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