Dhows sailing off Lamu Island.Dhow or Dau is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel than either the medium sized Jahazi or smaller mashua fishing boats that are commonly seen at Lamu.
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Dhows sailing off Lamu Island.Dhow or Dau is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel than either the medium sized Jahazi or smaller mashua fishing boats that are commonly seen at Lamu.
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The waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD. The islands importance lies in the fact that it has the only certain source of sweet groundwater in the entire district.
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A mashua sails into the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island.Dhow is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel.
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Kenya. A Mashua sailing boat with an outrigger participating in a race off Lamu Island.
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Kenya. Mashua sailing boats with outriggers participating in a race off Lamu Island.
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Kenya. A Mashua sailing boat with outrigger participating in a race off Lamu Island.
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Kenya. Mashua sailing boats participating in a race off Lamu Island.
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Kenya. Women from Lamu watch excitedly as Mashua sailing boats participate in a race off Lamu Island.
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- Kenya. Two Jahazi boats sailing off Lamu Island. The main way to transport goods in the Lamu Archipelago.
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- At sunrise, fishing boats set sail from the sheltered, natural harbour of Kisingitini on Pate Island for a days fishing.These traditional wooden sailing boats, called mashua, can be found throughout the Lamu Archipelago. Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.
- As a part of Maulidi, Lamu Islands celebrations to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed, a keenly fought boat race is held. Maulidi is a joyous event in Lamu and attracts pilgrims from all over East Africa and sometimes farther afield.
- As a part of Maulidi, Lamu Islands celebrations to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed, a keenly fought boat race is held.Maulidi is a joyous event in Lamu and attracts pilgrims from all over East Africa and sometimes farther afield.
- The harbour at Lamu Island.Lamu town already existed in the 14th and 15th centuries and flourished more recently between 1650 and 1900.The town is said to have been founded by one or more royal immigrants from the Arabian or Persian regions on the Caliphate.In culture, Lamu belongs to the distinctive civilisation called Swahill.
- The harbour at Lamu Island.Lamu town already existed in the 14th and 15th centuries and flourished more recently between 1650 and 1900.The town is said to have been founded by one or more royal immigrants from the Arabian or Persian regions on the Caliphate.