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Majunguni Destination Guide

Discover Majunguni in Kenya

Majunguni in the region of Coast Province is a town located in Kenya - some 300 mi or ( 483 km ) East of Nairobi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Majunguni

Local time in Majunguni is now 08:20 PM (Saturday) . 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: Qoryooley, Kismayo, Tanga, Moshi, and Chake Chake. When in this area, you might want to check out Qoryooley . We found 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 Majunguni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lamu, Kenya Bus Ride

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Adventure on Coastal Kenya--wild ride! ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Pate Island

Pate island or Paté island is located in the Indian Ocean close to the northern coast of Kenya, to which it belongs. It is the largest island in the Lamu Archipelago, which lie between the towns of Lamu and Kiunga, close to the border with Somalia. From the 7th century, Paté island was an early site of Arabic colonisation. It long vied as a Swahili port with Lamu and with Takwa on Manda Island and came to prominence around the 14th century, but was subjugated by Lamu in the 19th century.

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Located at -2.10 41.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Kenya, Islands of Kenya, Lamu Archipelago, Lamu District, Populated places in Coast Province, Swahili city-states

Lamu Archipelago

The 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 Lame and Kiunga, close to the border with Somalia, and is a part of Lamu District. The largest of the islands are Pate Island, Manda Island and Lamu Island. Smaller islands include Kiwayu, which lies in the Kiunga Marine National Reserve, and Manda Toto. Today the largest town in the archipelago is Lamu Town, on Lamu Island.

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Located at -2.10 41.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Coast Province, Islands of Kenya, Lamu Archipelago, Lamu District

Manda Island

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 to Lamu and is home to Manda Airport, while Manda Toto island lies to its west. The island is separated from the mainland by the narrow Mkanda channel. Both Manda town and Takwa were probably abandoned due to lack of water in the first half of the 19th century.

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Located at -2.27 40.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Kenya, Former populated places in Kenya, Islands of Kenya, Lamu Archipelago, Populated places in Coast Province

Manda Airport

Manda Airport, also called Lamu Airport is an airport in Kenya.

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Located at -2.25 40.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Airports in Kenya, Busia District, Kenya, Western Province (Kenya)

Takwa

The Takwa settlement is situated on the south side of Manda Island, in the Lamu District in the coastal province of Kenya. They are the ruins of a town which was abandoned around the 18th century. The Takwa site can be easily reached from Lamu town. The ruins were first excavated by James Kirkman in 1951. In 1972 the site was cleared again under the supervision of James de Vere Allen, the Curator of the Lamu Museum. Takwa was never a large place.

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Located at -2.30 40.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Kenya, Former populated places in Kenya, Populated places in Coast Province