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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 African country of Kenya.[1] Lamu was founded in the 12th century.[2] Lamu is one of the longest-established and best-preserved remaining settlements of the Swahili tradition in east Africa that remains today. The island has continually been inhabited for over seven hundred years, and continues to be an important center in eastern Africa.[3]
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LamuIsland 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...
Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on LamuIsland, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated 341 kilometres (212 mi) by road northeast...
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...
273.1 km2 (2,422.1 sq mi), including the mainland and over 65 islands that form the Lamu Archipelago. The total length of the coastline is 130 km (81 mi)...
self-identifying as Waungwana (the civilised ones). In certain regions (e.g. LamuIsland), this differentiation is even more stratified in terms of societal grouping...
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near the village of Shela on LamuIsland, in what is now Kenya, just south of the larger village of Lamu. The people of Lamu won against superior forces...
is the largest island in the Lamu Archipelago, which lie between the towns of Lamu and Kiunga in the former Coast Province. The island is almost completely...
Lamu Fort Library is a branch of the National Museums of Kenya. The Library was initiated in 1978 as a reference library for museum's staff and researchers...
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in Upton Cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire, England – 14 January 2002, in LamuIsland) was a renowned white hunter and safari guide in Kenya. Allen earned...
1978, in Pate Island, Lamu County. She is a Kenyan politician. Born in Pate Island, Lamu County, she attended Ndau Primary School in Lamu and later transferred...
HKLU), also called Lamu Airport, is an airport in Kenya. Manda Airport is located on Manda Island in the Lamu Archipelago of Lamu County on the western...
Manda is an island 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...
be seen on houses in the LamuIslands. Haywood thought some of the residents to be of Arab or Persian descent. The islands are today mainly inhabited...
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Kiwayuu (alternative spelling Kiwayu) is a small island in the eastern part of the Lamu Archipelago in the Kiunga Marine National Reserve in Kenya. Its...
Mpeketoni is a town in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast. It is a settlement scheme started in 1960s by the first president of the Republic of Kenya, Jomo...
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...
or trading dhow with a broad hull similar to the jalibut, common in LamuIsland and the coast of Oman. It is also used in Bahrain for the pearl industry...
their own language and speak Somali. Loss of cattle brought them to Lamuisland in the second half of the 20th century, where they live nowadays. Proto-Ongamo-Maa...
been brought over by Zheng He during his 15th century ocean voyages. On LamuIsland off the Kenyan coast, local oral tradition maintains that 20 shipwrecked...
reconstructed in Sindh. Approximate date – Battle of Shela: The people of LamuIsland are victorious against those from other parts of the Kenya coast. January...
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