Lamu waterfront at night.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD. The island's importance lies in the fact that it has the only certain source of sweet groundwater in the entire district.
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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.The town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001 because it is the oldest and best preserved Swahili settlement i
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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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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.
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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.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Shela. The small sheltered harbour at Shela on Lamu Island.
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A rooftop view of Lamu town.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.The town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001 because it is the oldest and best preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa.
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A man embroiders Swahili hats, which are popular with Muslims on Lamu Island and elsewhere. It takes hours of patience and great skill to make a really fine hat.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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- A Swahili student in Lamu practices Arabic calligraphy. Each year, students on the island participate in a competition to keep this art alive.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
- A Swahili man in traditional attire blows the Siwa on the battlements of the Lamu Museum.This unique and hugely heavy ritual horn was used before the 19th century in Pate and Lamu Islands to herald religious and festive occasions or to alert the community of danger.
- A typical bustling scene along the waterfront of Lamu Island.The majority of people on the island practice a fairly relaxed form of Islam, hence the black clothes and face veils of women and the white khanzus or coloured kikois and embroidered hats of the men.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
- A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island, donkeys are the principal means of carrying heavy loads.
- Kenya. Completed around 1821, Lamu s massive ancient fort dominates a busy street to its rear.
- Kenya. Lamu s busy waterfront with numerous dhows anchored in the harbour.
- Kenya. Lamu s busy waterfront with ancient cast-iron canons guarding the harbour.
- Kenya. One of Lamu s maze of narrow streets. Hand carts or donkeys are the sole means of transport.