Shanzu
Shanzu is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. Shanzu is located in Mombasa, off the Mombasa-Malindi highway. Shanzu Beach has a number of popular hotels, bars and restaurants and is within easy reach of Mombasa, Bamburi, Nyali and Mtwapa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bamburi Airport and Braeburn Mombasa International School.
Bamburi Airport
Aerodrome
Bamburi Airport is a small airstrip located near Bamburi, north of Mombasa along Kenya’s coast. It primarily serves private charters and light aircraft, providing convenient access to nearby resorts, beaches, and residential areas.
Braeburn Mombasa International School
School
Mombasa is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. Braeburn Mombasa International School is situated 3 km southwest of Shanzu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mtwapa and Jumba la Mtwana.
Mtwapa
Photo: Omondi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mtwapa is in Coastal Kenya. It is a dusty place, about 15 km north of Mombasa and one of the fastest growing communities in Kenya with about 91,000 inhabitants in 2019.
Jumba la Mtwana
Village
Photo: Omondi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jumba la Mtwana is the site of historical structures and archaeological relics on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying close to the Mtwapa Creek, in Kilifi county, north of Mombasa. Jumba la Mtwana is situated 4 km northeast of Shanzu.
Bamburi
Village
'Bamburi, from the local bantu words "Ba" and "Mburi", is a commercial, industrial and local electoral, administrative and a tourist and residential area on the Kenyan north-coast which extends from the coastline on the Indian Ocean to the surrounding middle and low-income settlements on the mainland. Bamburi is situated 4 km southwest of Shanzu.
Shanzu
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Mombasa, Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mombasa County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-3.97503° or 3° 58′ 30″ southLongitude
39.7435° or 39° 44′ 37″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
6G8X2PFV+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 10243334865OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swahili—“Shanzu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shanzu”
- Irish: “Shanzu”
- Swahili: “Shanzu”
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