Mombasa Old Town
The Old Town of Mombasa, also known as Mji Wa Kale, is the old part of Mombasa, the main city of Mombasa County in Kenya. Situated on the south-east side of Mombasa Island, the Old Town covers an area of 72 hectares, and is inhabited by a mix of Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian, Asian, Portuguese and British settlers.
- Quarter
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- Description: place in Mombasa County, Kenya
- Also known as“Mvita”“Old Mombasa”“Old Town”
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Mombasa Old Town
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Latitude
-4.05875° or 4° 3′ 32″ south
Longitude
39.67617° or 39° 40′ 34″ east
Open location code
6G7XWMRG+GF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = quarter
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tatar—“Mombasa Old Town” goes by many names.
蒙巴薩舊城區Chinese
Mombasa Old TownDutch
モンバサ旧市街Japanese
Mombasas vecpilsētaLatvian
Старый городRussian
Mji wa KaleSwahili
Mombasa Old TownSwahili
Момбаса иске каласыTatar
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