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Asembo Destination Guide

Touring Asembo in Kenya

Asembo in the region of Nyanza is a city located in Kenya - some 184 mi or ( 297 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital city .

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Time in Asembo is now 10:26 PM (Saturday) . 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: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Nairobi, and Mirieri. Being here already, consider visiting Musoma . Check out our recommendations for Asembo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Ndere Island

Ndere Island is a small island in Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria in Kenya. It was gazetted as the Ndere Island National Reserve in November 1986 and has since that time been uninhabited. Ndere means "meeting place" in Dholuo. According to Luo folklore, early tribal migrants rested up near Ndere after their long journey south up the Nile River Valley. They found the lush shoreline so pleasing that they stayed.

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Located at -0.22 34.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Islands of Kenya, Islands of Lake Victoria, National parks of Kenya, Protected areas established in 1986

Urewe

The Urewe culture developed and spread in and around the Lake Victoria region of Africa during the African Iron Age. The culture's earliest dated artifacts are located in the Kagera Region of Tanzania, and it extended as far west as the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as far east as the Nyanza and Western provinces of Kenya, and north into Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Sites from the Urewe culture date from the Early Iron Age, from the 5th century BC to the 6th century AD.

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Located at -0.05 34.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Archaeology of Rwanda, Archaeology of Uganda, Archaeology of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, History of Burundi, History of Kenya, History of Rwanda, History of Tanzania, History of Uganda, History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Siaya District

Siaya District is one of the twelve districts that make up Nyanza Province in the southwest part of Kenya. It is bordered by Busia District to the North, Vihiga and Butere/Mumias Districts to the North-East, Bondo District to the South, and Kisumu District to the South-East. The total area of the district is approximately 1520 km². The District lies between latitude 0° 26’ to 0° 18’ north and longitude 33° 58’ east and 34° 33’ west. Siaya district has been split up into six new districts.

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Located at -0.08 34.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Districts of Kenya, Siaya District

Kit-Mikayi

Kit-Mikayi (also spelled Kit Mikayi, Kitmikayi, and Kitmikaye) is a rock formation, a tor, around 40 m high situated about 29 km west of the town of Kisumu in western Kenya. It is about 1 km from the Kisumu-Bondo road. The sign board is on the gate of Kit Mikayi primary school and entrance is via N’gop-Ngeso primary school. Kit-mikayi means "the stone of the first woman", or "stone of the first wife", in Dholuo, the Luo language.

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Located at -0.12 34.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Landforms of Kenya, Nyanza Province, Visitor attractions in Kenya

Winam Gulf

Winam Gulf is a significant extension of northeastern Lake Victoria into western Kenya. Formerly known as Kavirondo Gulf, Nyanza Gulf, and Lake Nyanza Gulf, it is a shallow inlet and is connected to the main lake by Rusinga Channel (3 mi wide), which is partly masked from the main body of the lake by islands. The port of Kisumu, Kenya's third largest city, stands on its northeastern shore. It has an average width of 16 mi (25 km) & extends for 40 miles (64 km) from Kisumu to the channel.

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Located at -0.24 34.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Bodies of water of Kenya, Gulfs, Lake Victoria