Lamu, Kenya

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Manda_Airport
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Lamu_Yoga_Festival
gptkb:Maulidi_Festival
gptkbp:areaCode +254
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna
gptkbp:coordinates 2°16′S 40°54′E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:economy gptkb:crafts
agriculture
fishing
tourism
gptkbp:founded 14th century
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Lamu_County_Government
gptkb:Lamu_Town_Council
gptkbp:hasNoCars true
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_(2001)
gptkbp:historicalName slave trade
spice trade
Indian Ocean trade
gptkbp:historicalSignificance oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Lamu_Port
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lamu, Kenya
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Lamu_Cultural_Festival
Swahili architecture
donkey transport
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Lamu_County
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Lamu_Island
gptkbp:mainLanguage Swahili
gptkbp:notableFor narrow streets
wooden doors
coral stone buildings
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Lamu_Fort
gptkb:Shela_Beach
gptkb:Riyadha_Mosque
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ali_Mazrui
gptkb:Abdalla_Fadhil
gptkb:Fatma_Binti_Baraka
gptkb:Habib_Salim_Swaleh
gptkbp:population approx. 24,000 (2019)
gptkbp:postalCode 80500
gptkbp:region gptkb:Coast_Province
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Zanzibar_City,_Tanzania
gptkb:Stone_Town,_Zanzibar
gptkbp:timezone EAT (UTC+3)
gptkbp:transportation boats
donkeys
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Lamu Old Town
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LAPSSET_Corridor_Project
gptkb:Lamu_Cultural_Festival
gptkb:Farouk_Topan
gptkb:Utendi_wa_Inkishafi
gptkb:Lamu_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6