Lamu Old Town
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Africa
Kenya
Inscribed
Year to be confirmed
List reference
1055
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lamu Old Town is about 130 km north-east of Malindi. The nearest other World Heritage site is Ruins of Gedi, about 150 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lamu · about 25,000 peopleabout 8 km east
- Malindi · about 94,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Kilifi · about 80,000 peopleabout 180 km south-west
- Mombasa · about 882,000 peopleabout 230 km south-west
- Garissa · about 68,000 peopleabout 240 km north-west
- Voi · about 36,000 peopleabout 280 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
KenyaCultural147 km away
TanzaniaNatural397 km away
KenyaNatural459 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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