Lamu Old Town
World Heritage
Kenya
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The ancient town of Lamu is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built of coral stone and mangrove wood, the town has simple structural forms enriched by features such as inner courtyards, balconies and intricately carved wooden doors. Since the 19th century, Lamu has hosted important Muslim religious festivals and has become an important center for the study of Islamic and Swahili culture.
# East Africa
# Swahili
# Coral Stone
# Mangrove Timber
# Muslim religious holidays
# Islamic Culture
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| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lamu%20coast.jpg |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lamu%202011.png |
| instance of | urban area |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Lamu County |
| executive body | Lamu |
| WOEID | 1528008 |
| official language | Lamu County |
| IPA transcription | 2642338 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/05b111 |
| postal code | 80500 |
| part of | Coastal Kenya |
| Commons category | Lamu |
| coordinate location | Point(40.900277777 -2.268611111) |
| topic's main category | Category:Lamu |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lamu%20banner.jpg |
| population | 18382 |
| WOEID | 1528008 |
| capital of | Lamu County |
| official name | Lamu |
| native label | Lamu |
| different from | Lamu County |
| elevation above sea level | 15 |
| area | 15.6 |
| area | 0.37 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| mapping relation type | close match |
| country | Kenya |
| start time | 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | مدينة لامو القديمة |
| official name | Lamu Old Town |
| official name | Ciudad vieja de Lamu |
| official name | Vieille ville de Lamu |
| official name | ラム旧市街 |
| official name | Oude stad van Lamu |
| official name | Старый город в Ламу |
| official name | 拉穆古镇 |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| area | 1200 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |