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Kisiwani Destination Guide

Discover Kisiwani in Kenya

Kisiwani in the region of Coast Province is a place located in Kenya - some 290 mi or ( 466 km ) South-East of Nairobi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kisiwani

Local time in Kisiwani is now 08:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Wete, Tanga, Mkokotoni, Iringa, and Dodoma. When in this area, you might want to check out Wete . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kisiwani ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

298 Kenya Funzi, Botanical walk on Funzi island agriculture

9:51 min by sonidus
Views: 3213 Rating: 5.00

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

3:47 min by vivalalida
Views: 786 Rating: 0.00

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
Views: 577 Rating: 0.00

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travel by boat to wasini island(kenia)

4:10 min by junis1001
Views: 392 Rating: 0.00

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -4.65 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Coast Province

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 6 km away
Tags: Islands of Kenya

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
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