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Explore Wasini in Kenya

Wasini in the region of Coast Province is a town in Kenya - some 292 mi or ( 470 km ) South-East of Nairobi , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wasini

Current time in Wasini is now 02:12 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wete, Tanga, Mkokotoni, Iringa, and Dodoma. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wete . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Wasini ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

East African coast: a round trip

3:47 min by vivalalida
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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

5:27 min by Ruurd1111
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travel by boat to wasini island(kenia)

4:10 min by junis1001
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nice nature and local fisherman ..

Kenia - 07 - Boottour - Wasini Island - Kisite Marine Park - Krab lunch / 2004

3:26 min by Roel van Deursen
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Maken een boottrip naar Wasini Island. Dit was de enige regendag, tijdens onze 3 weekse vakantie in Kenia. De tocht viel dus letterlijk en figuurlijk "in het water". Bij het National Marine Park snork ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -4.67 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Islands of Kenya

Shimoni

Shimoni is a port village and tourist destination in south eastern Kenya near the border with Tanzania.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -4.65 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Populated places in Coast Province

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.

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Located at -4.53 39.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Bantu, Ethnic groups in Comoros, Ethnic groups in Tanzania, Iranian peoples, Muslim communities, Muslim communities in Africa, Persian communities outside of Iran, Persian people

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -4.53 39.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Kwale District, Populated places in Coast Province