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Discover Kakoneni in Kenya
Kakoneni in the region of Coast Province is a town located in Kenya - some 247 mi or ( 398 km ) South-East of Nairobi , the country's capital .
Local time in Kakoneni is now 05:10 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wete, Tanga, Moshi, Morogoro, and Dar es Salaam. When in this area, you might want to check out Wete . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kakoneni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Malindi District
Malindi District is an administrative district in the Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is the coastal town of Malindi. The district has a population of 544,303 http://www. cck. go. ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status. pdf. Malindi Town is increasingly becoming known as Kenya’s version of "Little Italy". Italians now own more than 2,500 properties, http://www. eastandard. net/restate/index.
Located at -3.05 39.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Ruins of Gedi
The Ruins of Gedi are the remains of a Swahili town located in Gedi, a village near the coastal town of Malindi in Kenya. From the 13th or 14th to 17th centuries, Gedi was a thriving community along the jungle coast of East Africa. Although no written record exists of this town, excavations between 1948 and 1958 revealed that the Muslim inhabitants traded with people from all over the world.
Located at -3.32 39.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Gedi
Gede (also known as Gedi) is a village on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying south of Malindi and north of Watamu. The Ruins of Gedi are located there. Although not thought to be mentioned in historic sources, extensive ruins of a former port have been dated to the thirteenth century or earlier, including a tomb with a date corresponding to 1399, until at least the seventeenth century. Later, the port was abandoned and not rediscovered until the 1920s.
Located at -3.30 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Watamu
Watamu is a small town located approximately 150km north of Mombasa and about 15km south of Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay. Its main economic activities are tourism and fishing. The shoreline in the area features white sand beaches and offshore coral formations arranged in three bays: Watamu Bay, Blue Lagoon and Turtle Bay. They are protected as part of the Watamu Marine National Park.
Located at -3.35 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Watamu Marine National Park
Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve is located in Kenya. Established in 1968, it was one of Kenya's first marine parks. It is located about 90 miles north of Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city. Its coral gardens are merely 300 metres from the shore and are home to approximately 600 species of fish, 110 species of stony coral and countless invertebrates, crustaceans and mollusks. Water temperature varies from 20 degrees Celsius (June to November) to 30 degrees Celsius (December to May).
Located at -3.37 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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