Lamu old town

Also known as Lamu Town

thumb|View of the seaside, Lamu Town|181x181px Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated 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.

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Lamu is a small town on Lamu Island in Kenya's coastal Lamu Archipelago, located northeast of Mombasa and serving as the headquarters of Lamu County. The town is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflecting its cultural and historical significance.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Lamu
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lamu County
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1370
Settlement.population_total: 25385
Settlement.population_as_of: 2019
Settlement.timezone: EAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +3
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.official_name: Lamu Old Town
UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria: (ii), (iv), (vi)
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1055
UNESCO World Heritage Site.year: 2001

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Part of: Coastal Kenya
Official name: Lamu
Country: Kenya
Located in: Lamu County
Population: 18382
Area: 1200
Elevation: 15
Capital of: Lamu County
Image: Lamu 2011.png

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Commons category: Lamu
topic's main category: Category:Lamu
postal code: 80500
native label: Lamu
different from: Lamu County
twinned administrative body: Zonguldak
member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Early history
"Golden Age"
Colonial period
Modern Lamu
Climate
Economy
Notable landmarks
Lamu Fort
Riyadha Mosque
Donkey sanctuary
Culture
Transport
Notable residents
In popular culture
See also
References
External links

The town contains the Lamu Fort on the seafront, constructed under Fumo Madi ibn Abi Bakr, the Sultan of Pate, and completed after his death in the early 1820s. Lamu is also home to 23 mosques, including the Riyadha Mosque, built in 1900, and a donkey sanctuary.

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