Manda Island
Manda is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the prosperous 9th century ports of Takwa and Manda town. The island is now linked by ferry to Lamu and is home to Manda Airport, while Manda Toto island lies to its west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya
- Also known as: “Manda Airport” and “Nanga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manda Airport and Takwa.
Manda Airport
Aerodrome
Manda Airport, also called Lamu Airport, is an airport in Kenya. Manda Airport is a small domestic airport located on Manda Island, serving the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya's coastal region. Manda Airport is situated 3½ km west of Manda Island.
Takwa
Ruins
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The Takwa settlement is situated on the south side of Manda Island, in the Lamu District in the coastal province of Kenya. They are the ruins of a town which was abandoned around the 18th century. Takwa is situated 4 km south of Manda Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Takwa Milinga and Kikomani.
Takwa Milinga
Village
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. Takwa Milinga is situated 3½ km southeast of Manda Island.
Kikomani
Village
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. Kikomani is situated 3½ km west of Manda Island.
Kililana
Village
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. Kililana is situated 6 km northwest of Manda Island.
Manda Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Lamu, Coastal Kenya, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Manda Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة ماندا”
- Armenian: “Մանդա (կղզի)”
- Armenian: “Մանդա”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Манда”
- Belarusian: “Манда”
- Catalan: “Illa Manda”
- Cebuano: “Manda Island”
- Chinese: “曼达岛”
- Chinese: “曼達島”
- Dutch: “Manda Island”
- Finnish: “Manda”
- French: “Manda”
- Georgian: “მანდა”
- German: “Manda”
- Greek: “Νήσος Μαντά”
- Italian: “Manda”
- Lithuanian: “Manda”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Manda Island”
- Norwegian: “Manda Island”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Manda”
- Portuguese: “Ras Gitau”
- Russian: “Манда, остров у берегов Африки”
- Russian: “Манда”
- Russian: “Остров Манда”
- Spanish: “Isla Manda”
- Swahili: “Kisiwa cha Manda”
- Swahili: “Manda”
- Swedish: “Manda Island”
- Ukrainian: “Манда”
- Venetian: “Manda”
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Highlights include Manda Peak and Mwana Mariyamu.
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