Lamu Town

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf town
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Arab_culture
gptkbp:features gptkb:Lamu_Old_Town
gptkbp:foundedIn 14th century
gptkbp:hasAnnualEvents gptkb:Lamu_Yoga_Festival
gptkbp:hasEconomyBasedOn tourism
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance trading port
gptkbp:hasHistory Fort_Lamu
gptkbp:hasLocalCuisine Swahili_cuisine
gptkbp:hasPlayer basket weaving
gptkbp:hasPopulation approximately 25,000
gptkbp:hasTransportation donkeys
gptkbp:hosts gptkb:Lamu_Cultural_Festival
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lamu Town
gptkbp:isA historical site
tourist destination
cultural hub
historical trading center
UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
UNESCO_site.
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy boat
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor cultural diversity
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy narrow streets
coral stone buildings
gptkbp:isConnectedTo Mombasa_by_ferry
gptkbp:isFamousFor gptkb:Lamu_Donkey_Sanctuary
cultural heritage
traditional festivals
cultural tourism
cultural exchanges
traditional dhow sailing
gptkbp:isHomeTo gptkb:Lamu_International_Festival
gptkb:Lamu_Old_Town_Mosque
gptkb:Lamu_Museum
gptkb:Lamu_Fort
gptkb:Lamu_Art_Gallery
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Portuguese_architecture
gptkbp:isKnownFor art galleries
beaches
traditional music
handmade crafts
wooden carvings
mombasa_culture
traditional_Swahili_houses
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Lamu_Island
Shela_Beach
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Lamu_Archipelago
gptkb:Swahili_Coast
East_African_coast
gptkbp:isSurroundedBy gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:knownFor Swahili_architecture
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Lamu_County