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146,334 (1999) Mombasa Island is a 5 by 3 km (3.1 by 1.9 mi) coral outcrop located on Kenya 's coast on the Indian Ocean, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Part of the city of Mombasa is located on the island, including the Old Town.
Map of Mombasa's extent. Being a coastal town, Mombasa is characterised by a flat topography. The town of Mombasa is centred on Mombasa Island, but extends to the mainland. The island is separated from the mainland by two creeks, Port Reitz in the south and Tudor Creek in the north.
Coordinates. 4°4′S 39°47′E / 4.067°S 39.783°E / -4.067; 39.783. Area. 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi) Established. 1986. Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya. The park is 10 km 2 (2,500 acres) while the reserve is 200 km 2 (49,400 acres). [1]
Fort Jesus (Portuguese: Forte Jesus de Mombaça, Spanish: Fuerte de Jesús) is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, [ 1 ] it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa.
Lamu Island is a port, city, and island just off the shore of Kenya in the Indian Ocean approximately 150 miles from Mombasa. It is a part of the East African country of Kenya. [ 1 ] Lamu was founded in the 12th century. [ 2 ] Lamu is one of the longest-established and best-preserved remaining settlements of the Swahili tradition in east Africa ...
Mozambique. Mozambique, [d] officially the Republic of Mozambique, [e] is a country located in southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and ...
World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Fort Jesus, Mombasa : Mombasa: 2011 1295rev; ii, iv (cultural) The late 16th century Portuguese fort was built to control the European trade routes in the Indian Ocean.
The beach is about 17 kilometres (11 mi) long, from the Kongo river to the north and Galu beach to the south (the southern point of reference is an old Baobab tree). Diani is one of the most prominent tourism resort areas of Kenya. The indigenous people of the area are the Digo, one of the nine ethnic communities known as the Mijikenda.