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Mombasa - Kenya

2002 Mombasa attacks

The 2002 Mombasa attacks refer to terrorist attacks on an Israeli-owned hotel and a plane belonging to an Israeli airline in Mombasa, Kenya on 28 November 2002. An all-terrain vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Paradise Hotel and blew up, killing 13 and injuring 80. At the same time two surface-to-air missiles fired at an Israeli charter plane. Paradise Hotel was the only Israeli-owned hotel in the Mombasa area.

Located at -4.05, 39.666 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.752 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 2002, Disasters in Kenya, Mombasa, 2002 in Kenya, Terrorism in Kenya, Car and truck bombings, Mass murder in 2002, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2002

Fort Jesus

Fort Jesus (Forte Jesus de Mombaça) is a Portuguese fort built in 1591 by order of King Philip I of Portugal (King Philip II of Spain), then ruler of the joint Portuguese and Spanish Kingdoms, located on Mombasa Island to guard the Old Port of Mombasa, Kenya. It was built in the shape of a man (viewed from the air), and was given the name of Jesus.

Located at -4.06274, 39.6796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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World Heritage Sites in Kenya, Buildings and structures completed in 1593, Forts in Kenya, History of Kenya, Mombasa, Museums in Kenya, Portuguese forts

Mombasa Island

Mombasa Island is a 5 km by 3 km coral outcrop located on Kenya's coast on the Indian Ocean, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The city of Mombasa is located on the island. The old town of Mombasa is located at the eastern, seaward end of the island. Kilindini and Port Reitz, the modern deep water harbour and port separates the island from the Kenyan mainland to the south.

Located at -4.05, 39.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.752 miles away.
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Islands of Kenya, Mombasa District, Mombasa

Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve

Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya. The park is 10 km² (2,500 acres) while the reserve is 200 km² (49,400 acres). It is located on the coast near tourist areas and is a popular beach and snorkeling and diving location. It is the most heavily visited of Kenya's marine parks. It has coral reefs in its waters.

Located at -4.06667, 39.7833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.761 miles away.
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National parks of Kenya, Marine parks of Kenya, Mombasa, Protected areas established in 1986

Ngomongo Villages

Ngomongo Villages is a well-known sustainable eco-cultural tourist village located in Mombasa, Kenya. Once a sun baked, arid, barren and rocky base of a former limestone mine, the floor of this quarry was barely five feet above the slightly salty water table. Dr. Frederick Gikandi, a local medical doctor started single handedly to reclaim this quarry by planting 4 acres of eighty different indigenous trees; later followed the easier to grow casuarina trees.

Located at -3.96528, 39.7478 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.758 miles away.
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Tourism in Kenya, Mombasa

Jumba la Mtwana

Jumba la Mtwana is a former slave port on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying on the Mtwapa Creek, north of Mombasa. Mostly dating from the fifteenth century, its features include the Mosque by the Sea.

Located at -3.95, 39.7667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.759 miles away.
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History of Kenya, Museums in Kenya, Archaeological sites in Kenya, Mombasa

Mombasa Municipal Stadium

Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mombasa, Kenya. It used mostly for football matches and holds 10,000 people.

Located at -4.04472, 39.6664 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.752 miles away.
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Football venues in Kenya, Buildings and structures in Mombasa, Multi-purpose stadiums in Kenya

Moi International Airport

Moi International Airport, also called Mombasa Airport, is airport located in Mombasa, Coast Province, in a township called Port Reitz, in southeastern Kenya, along the Indian Ocean coast. Its location lies approximately 425 kilometres, by air, southeast of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, the largest and busiest airport in the country.

Located at -4.04, 39.59 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.747 miles away.
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Airports in Kenya, Buildings and structures in Mombasa, Mombasa District, Coast Province

Kilindini Harbour

Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya. It is 25-30 fathoms (45-55 meters) at its deepest center. It serves as the harbour for Mombasa, with a hinterland extending to Uganda and Sudan. Kilindini Harbour is the main part of the Port of Mombasa, the only international seaport in Kenya. It is managed by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). Apart from cargo handling, Mombasa is frequented by Cruise ships.

Located at -4.08056, 39.6667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Transport in Kenya, Ports and harbours in Africa, Mombasa

MV Globe Star

The Globe Star was a cargo ship that ran aground on 27 April 1973 along Nyali Reef, just off Mombasa, Kenya. It was carrying 10,000 tons of wheat bound for Karachi, Pakistan. Despite an intensive salvage operation, the vessel broke in half and was abandoned. In November 1973, five personnel involved in a salvage attempt died in hold No. 3 due to gas poisoning while conducting diving operations.

Located at -4.0818, 39.72 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.756 miles away.
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Shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean, Transport disasters in Kenya, Mombasa, Maritime incidents in 1973, 1952 ships, Shipwrecks of Africa

Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa

The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa is part of a network of schools, called Aga Khan Academies. The Academy offers an education with an emphasis on the humanities.

Located at -4.07629, 39.669 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Aga Khan schools, International Baccalaureate schools in Kenya, Schools in Mombasa, Educational institutions established in 2003

2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held in Mombasa, Kenya on 24 March 2007. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encompassed both individual and team competition. The short race for men and women that was run between 1998 and 2006 was scrapped and the World Cross Country Championships went back to one-day format.

Located at -4.07222, 39.6783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 2007 in athletics (track and field), Athletics in Kenya, Sport in Mombasa, 2007 in Kenya

HMT Gulland (T239)

HMT Gulland was one of a number of Isles class trawlers built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War for a variety of tasks, including anti-submarine patrol. She was launched placed on the disposal list after the war and sold to Belgian owners in March 1946. The following year the ship changed hands and was renamed Henken and two years later sold to Arab Navigation & Transport Co. in Aden and renamed Arab Trader.

Located at -4.04722, 39.7325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.757 miles away.
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Isles-class trawlers, Humber-built ships, 1943 ships, World War II minesweepers of the United Kingdom, World War II patrol vessels of the United Kingdom, Merchant ships of Belgium, Maritime incidents in 1951, Shipwrecks of Africa

Makupa Causeway

The Makupa Causeway is a causeway linking Mombasa island to the Kenyan mainland. The road runs for approximately one and a half miles between the Magongo Circus and Makupa Circus. The causeway dissects Tudor Creek to the east and Port Reitz Creek to the west. The causeway is one of three road links between the island and the Kenyan mainland – the other two being the Nyali Bridge and the Kipevu Causeway.

Located at -4.03312, 39.6505 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.751 miles away.
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Causeways, Transport in Kenya, Mombasa, Roads in Kenya

Tudor Creek

Tudor Creek is one of two main water bodies separating Mombasa Island (and the city of Mombasa) from the Kenyan mainland (the other body being Kilindini Harbour). Before the estuary into the Indian Ocean, the tidal creek passes under the Nyali Bridge, and is bordered to the west by the Makupa Causeway. The source of the river that becomes the creek is near the town of Mariakani, approximately 20 miles north-west of Mombasa.

Located at -4.03444, 39.6742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Mombasa, Rivers of Kenya

Moi Avenue (Mombasa)

Moi Avenue is a primary thoroughfare in Mombasa, Kenya. The road runs from west to east from Kilindini to a roundabout with Digo Road, at one time this road was called Kilindini Road, the name was changed in recognition of Kenya's second President Daniel Arap Moi. The road consists of two two-lane carriageways, and like Jomo Kenyatta Avenue, a central median of approximately 3 feet in width, which sometime have flowers planted in them.

Located at -4.06167, 39.6681 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Mombasa, Roads in Kenya

Nyali Bridge

The Nyali Bridge is a concrete girder bridge connecting the city of Mombasa on Mombasa Island to the mainland of Kenya. The bridge crosses Tudor Creek to the north-east of the island. The bridge is one of three road links out of Mombasa. The Likoni Ferry provides a third transport link to the island, and is situated at the southern tip. The mainland approach to the bridge serves as a police checkpoint in both directions.

Located at -4.04278, 39.6725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Bridges in Kenya, Roads in Kenya, Mombasa

Nyali Bridge (1931)

The Nyali Bridge was a floating pontoon bridge linking Mombasa Island to the Kenyan mainland. The bridge linked the Mzizima district of Mombasa to Nyali, and was built in 1931. In 1980, the bridge was superseded by the New Nyali Bridge (located approximately 0.55 miles to the north), leaving the steel bridge to be dismantled for scrap.

Located at -4.0475, 39.6783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Bridges in Kenya, Roads in Kenya, Mombasa

Haller Park

Haller park is the biggest park in Mid-Ferencváros, the 9th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is bordered by Haller utca on the west, Mester utca on the south, Vágóhíd utca on the east and Óbester utca on the north.

Located at -4.01667, 39.7194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.756 miles away.
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Parks in Budapest, Mombasa, Zoos in Kenya

Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa

Established in 1944, the Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa is part of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS). It is a 96-bed acute care facility offering quality cost-effective and value-added health care. The Hospital provides general medical services, specialist clinics and high-tech diagnostic services. It is part of the Aga Khan Health Services international referral system with links to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.

Located at -4.07015, 39.6705 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Infrastructure completed in 1944, Aga Khan hospitals, Hospitals in Mombasa, Hospitals established in 1944

Mazeras

Mazeras is a township in Coast Province, Kenya, approximately 15 kilometres north-west of Mombasa.

Located at -3.96667, 39.55 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.744 miles away.
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Populated places in Coast Province, Mombasa

Shanzu

Shanzu is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. Shanzu is located in Mombasa, off the Mombasa-Malindi highway. It is an area of tourism, and as such has many beach-front hotels and a go-kart arena.

Located at -3.96667, 39.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.758 miles away.
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Populated places in Coast Province, Mombasa

Bamburi Airport

Bamburi Airport is an airport in Kenya.

Located at -3.98, 39.73 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.756 miles away.
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Airports in Kenya, Mombasa District, Coast Province

Coast Gymkhana Club Ground

Coast Gymkhana Club Ground is a cricket ground in Mombasa, Kenya. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1999 when a Coast Cricket Association XI played the touring Marylebone Cricket Club. The ground held its first List A match in 2010 when Kenya played the United Arab Emirates. Kenya won the match by 24 runs. The ground is owned by the Coast Gymkhana Club. The club is located roughly a hundred metres from the Mombasa Sports Club, which has hosted One Day Internationals.

Located at -4.06512, 39.6695 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2.753 miles away.
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Cricket grounds in Kenya, Sport in Mombasa, Buildings and structures in Mombasa