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Shimoni Destination Guide
Touring Shimoni in Kenya
Shimoni in the region of Coast Province with its 2,374 citizens is a city located in Kenya - some 292 mi or ( 470 km ) South-East of Nairobi , the country's capital city .
Time in Shimoni is now 03:51 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wete, Tanga, Mkokotoni, Iringa, and Dodoma. Being here already, consider visiting Wete . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Shimoni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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298 Kenya Funzi, Botanical walk on Funzi island agriculture
magyarul lsd. lent. This short amateur movie was taken as an annex of a botanical walk in 1999. About 150 photos were taken of the lagoon's mangrove species, birds, and plants on the banks of the Rami ..
East African coast: a round trip
In a C172 from Nairobi's Wilson airport to Ukunda airfield, which serves Kenya's South coast, in particularly, Diani Beach. The site of the Ukunda airfield was selected & cut from the bush by Dan Tren ..
Kenia - Dag 3 Wasini Island
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travel by boat to wasini island(kenia)
nice nature and local fisherman ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Shimoni
Shimoni is a port village and tourist destination in south eastern Kenya near the border with Tanzania.
Located at -4.65 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Wasini Island
Wasini Island lies off the southern Indian Ocean coast of Kenya next to Shimoni. It is approximately 5 km long and 1 km across. The island is sparsely populated and undeveloped. There are no cars or roads. A site of early Swahili civilization, this coral island is occupied by the Vumba people, an indigenous group of Bantu speaking peoples who have a rich history. They speak Swahili and Kivumba and they number about 1500.
Located at -4.67 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Shirazi people
The Shirazi are a sub-group of the Swahili people living on the Swahili Coast of East Africa, especially on the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba and Comoros. Local traditions about their origin claim they are descended from merchant princes from Shiraz in Persia who settled along the Swahili Coast.
Located at -4.53 39.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Shirazi, Kenya
Shirazi (also known as Kifunzi, Kifundi or Chifundi) is a coastal village in the Coast Province of Kenya. It is inhabited by people belonging to the Shirazi ethnic group.
Located at -4.53 39.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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