Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated 341 kilometres (212 mi) by road northeast...
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Lamu Island is a port, city, and island just off the shore of Kenya in the Indian Ocean approximately 150 miles from Mombasa. It is a part of the East...
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Swahili architecture (section Lamu Town)
Mombasa, Lamu and Malindi in Kenya and Songo Mnara, Kilwa Kisiwani, and Zanzibar in Tanzania. The distribution of Swahili architecture and towns provides...
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and is one of the six Coastal Counties in Kenya. Its capital is the town of Lamu. It borders Tana River County to the southwest, Garissa County to the...
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Lamu Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean close to the northern coast of Kenya, to which it belongs. The islands lie between the towns of Lamu and...
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Lamus may refer to: Lamus River (Turkish: Limonlu Çayı) Lamus (city), ancient city on the river Lamus (Isauria), town of ancient Isauria Lamus (see), Catholic...
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Lamu District was a district of Kenya's Coast Province. Its district headquarters was Lamu town. The district covered a strip of northeastern coastal...
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Lamu–Garissa–Isiolo Road, is a road in Kenya, and is part of the Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo-Lokichar Road, which itself is a component of the Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern...
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the south side of Manda Island, in the Lamu District in the coastal province of Kenya. They are the ruins of a town which was abandoned around the 18th century...
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The Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project, also known as Lamu corridor is a transport and infrastructure project in Kenya...
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(395 ha) in the Kwasasi area, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of the town of Lamu in Lamu County, along Kenya's Indian Ocean coast. This is approximately 250...
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Lamu Fort is a fortress in the town of Lamu in northeastern Kenya. Originally situated on the waterfront, the fort today is located in a central position...
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Fatima. Excavations at nearby Pemba Island, but especially at Shanga in the Lamu Archipelago, provide the clearest picture of architectural development. Houses...
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Baharini Village, near the town of Mpeketoni, in Lamu County, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the location of Port Lamu. This is approximately...
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persuaded ("by a faithful old advisor") to build a fort on the seafront in Lamu Town, to protect members of his government. He died (a natural death) before...
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Swahili language (redirect from Lamu dialect)
divided by him[citation needed] into two groups: Mombasa–Lamu Swahili Lamu The dialects of the Lamu group (especially Kiamu, Kipate, Kingozi) are the linguistic...
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Pate Island (category Lamu Archipelago)
which it belongs. It is the largest island in the Lamu Archipelago, which lie between the towns of Lamu and Kiunga in the former Coast Province. The island...
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Mpeketoni (category Populated places in Lamu County)
Mpeketoni is a town in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast. It is a settlement scheme started in the 1960s by the first president of the Republic of Kenya...
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19 Sheikh Othman 1956 Kilifi County Malindi Upload Photo 20 Manda town ruins 1956 Lamu County Manda Island 2°18′25″S 40°55′28″E / 2.30702°S 40.924559°E...
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Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway is a road, under construction in Kenya, connecting the towns of Garsen,Witu and Lamu. The road starts at Garsen, in Tana River...
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Wituland (category Lamu County)
(1,200 sq mi) in East Africa centered on the town of Witu, just inland from the Indian Ocean port of Lamu, north of the mouth of the Tana River in what...
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Witu, Kenya (category Populated places in Lamu County)
Witu is a small market town in the Lamu County of Kenya, East Africa. Formerly it was the capital of Wituland. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the...
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Urusei Yatsura (redirect from Lamu, the Invader Girl)
United Kingdom. The series was released on television in Southeast Asia as Lamu the Invader Girl. The series and films have been license rescued by Discotek...
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Manda Island (category Lamu Archipelago)
of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the prosperous 9th century ports of Takwa and Manda town. The island is now linked by ferry to Lamu and is...
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Malindi (category Port cities and towns of the Indian Ocean)
served with a domestic airport and a highway between Mombasa and Lamu. The nearby Watamu town and Gedi Ruins (also known as Gede) are south of Malindi. The...
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Coast Province (redirect from Bokoni (town))
of 79,686.1 km2 . Some of the province's important towns included Kilifi, Malindi, Watamu and Lamu in the north, and Mwandimu and Magunda in the south...
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Kiwayu (category Lamu Archipelago)
Kenyan beaches. The nearest hospital is on Lamu Island outside of Lamu town. Travel from Kiwayuu to Lamu is 7 hours by dhow, or 2 hours by motor boat...
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Cairo–Cape Town Highway Sudan Military Railroad Scramble for Africa Fashoda Incident East African Railway Master Plan Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia...
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18th-century residence in Lamu, Kenya, which he renovated in the traditional style of Gujarati craftsmen. By 2006, he acquired the town’s derelict palm-oil factory...
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