Mombasa Kenya Is a Destination for Ships... and You?

In Mombasa Kenya You can walk through the old part of town, (though you may want to take a taxi home before it gets dark).

Mombasa offers a variety of history and culture and
a variety of sights and sounds
Partly because Mombasa city is mostly on an island and (as you might guess) it attracts a variety of visitors.

It's a working town, an old town, a deep water harbor, and it's been fought over for centuries...
..it's sometimes referred to as "the Island of War"

it's been well know for centuries. You may go there if you're going to one or more of the beaches of Kenya, or if you simply want to visit As a port town it also attracts a variety of visitors

Arabs were among the 1st visitors and, there were also sultans from Oman, Portuguese, British traders and settlers.

It has been culture and language of the Arab seafaring explorers. that took root and helped create the Swahili culture and Language.

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The town appeared on maps as early as Ptolemy- A primary historian for the roman empire about 150 ad( a renaissance man before the Renaissance) when he wrote , Geographia

the town has a population of about a million and it is the most important port on the East coast of Africa.

Mombasa is much older than Nairobi

The attractions are the markets and Fort Jesus which are in the old parts of town.

The weather is hot and muggy even if there is a breeze...
You still need your insect repellent and
sandals, sunscreen and beachwear because the beaches are not far away.

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