The ruins of Gedi are a historical and archaeological site near the Indian Ocean coast of eastern Kenya. The site is adjacent to the town of Gedi (also...
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Swahili architecture (section Ruins of Gedi)
spectacular ruins of the so-called golden age of Swahili architecture may still be observed near the southern Kenyan port of Malindi in the ruins of Gedi (the...
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Gede, Kenya (redirect from Gedi, Kenya)
known as Gedi) is a village on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying in Kilifi County, south of Malindi and north of Watamu. The Ruins of Gedi are located...
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Kilifi County (category Counties of Kenya)
Kikambala, Watamu, Malindi and Kilifi. The county is known for the Ruins of Gedi, which includes mosques and tombs dating from the 11th to the 17th century...
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Tsavo Man-Eaters (redirect from Man-eaters of tsavo)
Man-Eaters were a pair of large man-eating male lions in the Tsavo region of Kenya, which were responsible for the deaths of many construction workers...
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Watamu (section People of Watamu)
group, Watamu Boat Operator, Safari Sellers and women's group. The ruins of Gedi (also known as Gede) are located near Watamu. According to archaeological...
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Gedi or GEDI may refer to: Ali Mohamed Gedi (born 1952), Prime Minister of Somalia, 2004–2007 Bashir Nur Gedi (died 2007), Somalian dissident journalist...
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Kikuyu people (redirect from History of the Kikuyu people)
Africa Central Kenya. At a population of 8,148,668 as of 2019, they account for 17.13% of the total population of Kenya, making them Kenya's largest ethnic...
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Mau Mau rebellion (redirect from Capture of General China)
and pro-British Kikuyu). The capture of Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi on 21 October 1956 signalled the defeat of the Mau Mau, and essentially ended the...
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Kalenjin people (section Traditional way of life)
a group of tribes indigenous to East Africa, residing mainly in what was formerly the Rift Valley Province in Kenya and the Eastern slopes of Mount Elgon...
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activities in the region, with the encouragement of the British government through the granting of an imperial charter, although it remained unclear...
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Kenya Colony (redirect from Colony of Kenya)
The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa from 1920 until...
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East Africa Protectorate (redirect from Protectorate of British East Africa)
experiencing plenty of privations from want of water, and of the danger from encounters with the Maasai. With the arrival in 1903 of hundreds of prospective settlers...
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Ein Gedi (Hebrew: עין גדי) was an important Jewish settlement on the western shore of the Dead Sea in ancient times. The ruins, including the 6th century...
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White people in Kenya (redirect from History of white people in Kenya)
1698, before losing control of the coast to the Sultanate of Oman when Fort Jesus was captured. European exploration of the interior commenced in 1844...
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The demography of Kenya is monitored by the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics. Kenya is a multi-ethnic state in East Africa. Its total population was...
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Indians in Kenya (redirect from History of Indians in Kenya)
residents of Kenya with ancestral roots in the Indian subcontinent. Significant Indian migration to modern-day Kenya began following the creation of the British...
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between 1000AD and 1500AD. The earliest gravestone found at Gedi Ruins dates to the earlier part of this period. The oldest Swahili texts in existence also...
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Daniel arap Moi's government. At 3 A.M. on Sunday, 1 August 1982, a group of soldiers from the Kenya Air Force took over Eastleigh Air Base just outside...
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Luo people (redirect from Luo people of Kenya)
typified by the stone walled ruins, Thimlich Ohinga in South Nyanza. Neville Chittick, the director of the British Institute of History and Archaeology in...
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Maasai people (redirect from List of rulers of the Maasai)
Great Lakes region. The Maasai speak the Maa language (ɔl Maa), a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the Dinka, Kalenjin and Nuer...
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Wagalla massacre (category Massacres of ethnic groups)
The Wagalla massacre was a massacre of ethnic Somalis by the Kenyan Army on 10 February 1984 in Wajir County, Kenya. Government troops were ordered to...
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The culture of Kenya consists of multiple traditions and trends without a single prominent culture identifying the country. Kenyan cultural heritage and...
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Public holidays in Kenya (category Lists of public holidays by country)
the Republic of Kenya, a country in East Africa. "Madaraka Day in Kenya in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021. "History of Moi Day". The...
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Wanga Kingdom (redirect from Kingdom of Wanga)
Wanga kingdom is a Bantu kingdom within Kenya, consisting of the Wanga (Abawanga) tribe of the Luhya people (Abaluyia). At its peak the kingdom covered...
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Meru people (redirect from List of Meru people)
group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya. The region is situated on the fertile lands of the north and eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in the former Eastern...
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Uganda Railway (category Economic history of Kenya)
interiors of Uganda and Kenya with the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa in Kenya. After a series of mergers and splits, the line is now in the hands of the Kenya...
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Savanna Pastoral Neolithic (category History of Africa)
known as the Stone Bowl Culture) is a collection of ancient societies that appeared in the Rift Valley of East Africa and surrounding areas during a time...
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Kisii people (redirect from List of Abagusii people)
Kisii and Nyamira counties of former Nyanza, as well as parts of Kericho and Bomet counties of the former Rift Valley province of Kenya. The Abagusii traditionally...
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Kamba people (redirect from List of Kamba people)
who predominantly live in the area of Kenya stretching from Nairobi to Tsavo and north to Embu, in the southern part of the former Eastern Province. This...
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