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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 ]
View of the seaside, Lamu Town. Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya.Situated 341 kilometres (212 mi) by road northeast of Mombasa that ends at Mokowe Jetty, from where the sea channel has to be crossed to reach Lamu Island, it is the headquarter of Lamu County and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The islands lie between the towns of Lamu and Kiunga, near the Coast Province. It is a part of Lamu District. The largest of the islands are Pate Island, Manda Island and Lamu Island. Smaller islands include Kiwayu, which lies in the Kiunga Marine National Reserve, and Manda Toto. Today the largest town in the archipelago is Lamu Town, on Lamu ...
Hecate (/ ˈ h ɛ k ə t i / HEK-ə-tee; [4] Ancient Greek: Ἑκάτη) [a] is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, or snakes, or accompanied by dogs, [5] and in later periods depicted as three-formed or triple-bodied.
Ancient DNA analysis has been completed for 3 buried Manda Island individuals in order to determine the proportions of "African-like, Persian-like, and Indian-like" DNA sequences. [6] The location of the analyzed burials next to mosques is indicative of an elite status in the Manda society. The individuals were dated to between 1400-1500 AD.
Alberto Buzzola/GettyIn July 1997, I was fortunate to spend a few days among the Paiwan, an Aboriginal people in the south central highlands of Taiwan. I was in the country for typically academic ...
The city’s 13-kilometer-long City Wall, which measures 12 meters high and 5 meters wide, plays host to an annual light show as part of Lunar New Year celebrations.
Kleides or Klides or Klidhes or Kleidhes (Ancient Greek: Κλεῖδες and Κληῖδες), meaning keys in Greek, [1] [2] is a group of small rocky uninhabited islands at the north of Cyprus. [3] Some ancient writers called them the "edge of Cyprus" (ἄκρα τῆς Κύπρου). [4]