Kiponozi Ruins
Kiponozi Ruins is a ruin in Lamu, Coastal Kenya. Kiponozi Ruins is situated nearby to the village Kiongwe.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kiongwe and Mpeketoni.
Kiongwe
Village
Kiongwe is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province. Lying on the shore of the Indian Ocean it serves as a popular coastal tourism centre. The settlement has a population of 845 people as per the 2015 census. Kiongwe is situated 2½ km northeast of Kiponozi Ruins.
Mpeketoni
Village
Photo: MamboAI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mpeketoni is a town in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast. It is a settlement scheme started in the 1960s by the first president of the Republic of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta. The settlement is near a fresh water lake bearing his name. Mpeketoni is situated 8 km west of Kiponozi Ruins.
Mapenya
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. Mapenya is situated 10 km northwest of Kiponozi Ruins.
Kiponozi Ruins
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Kiponozi”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Lamu, Coastal Kenya, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-2.40248° or 2° 24′ 9″ southLongitude
40.77163° or 40° 46′ 18″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
6H92HQXC+2MGeoNames ID
191615
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