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Shirazi Destination Guide

Touring Shirazi in Kenya

Shirazi in the region of Coast Province is located in Kenya - some 287 mi or ( 463 km ) South-East of Nairobi , the country's capital city .

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Time in Shirazi is now 08:19 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wete, Tanga, Iringa, Dodoma, and Dar es Salaam. 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 Shirazi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Baobab Beach Resort - Weihnachten 2009

2:25 min by Christa Röhricht
Views: 1844 Rating: 5.00

Bei einem Empfang am Abend des 24.Dezembers sang dieser Gospelchor Weihnachtslieder At a reception on the evening of 24.Dezmbers this gospel choir sing Christmas carols ..

Diani Beach: paddling the lagoon

1:37 min by vivalalida
Views: 1316 Rating: 0.00

I took a Feathercraft K-Light, which is a folding kayak on this trip. It was GR8 fun...I paddled it all the way down to Chale Isl & back on this trip, which was an almost all day event. Well worth the ..


Funzi Keys: a Kenya holiday with Kenya Odyssey at Funzi Keys

1:33 min by TheKenyaOdyssey
Views: 742 Rating: 3.00

Funzi Keys, Mombassa with www.kenyaodyssey.com Hi-Res Video of the Lodges and Parks of Kenya. For more information and other videos of Kenya please see www.kenyaodyssey.com or email to info@kenyaodyss ..

Charlie Claw's - Wasini Island theme song

3:23 min by wasiniislandkenya
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This is a promotional song written by Steve Mullens of Charlie Claw's on the Kenyan coast by Shimoni. It has a laid back coastal Reggae/Calypso sound that's easy on the ears. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 1 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 1 km away
Tags: Kwale District, Populated places in Coast Province

Shimoni

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

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Located at -4.65 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 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.

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Located at -4.67 39.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Islands of Kenya

Diani Beach

Diani Beach is a major beach resort on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (in eastern Africa). It is 30 kilometres south of Mombasa, in the Coast Province. The beach is about 10 kilometres long, from the Kongo river to the north and Galu beach to the south (the southern point of reference is an old Baobab tree). It is adjacent to the town of Ukunda, the population of which nears 100,000 inhabitants. A small airstrip is located between the beach area and the Mombasa-Lunga Lunga road.

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Located at -4.32 39.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Beaches of Kenya, Mombasa, Populated places in Coast Province