Kilindini Harbour
Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya. It is 25–30 fathoms at its deepest center, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Andrew Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Shipyard
- Description: Port in Kenya
- Also known as: “Kilindini Harbour.” and “Port Kitindini”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Jesus and MEWA Hospital.
Fort Jesus
Photo: Zeljko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Jesus is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa. Fort Jesus is situated 3½ km east of Kilindini Harbour.
MEWA Hospital
Hospital
MEWA Hospital is a hospital in Mombasa, Kenya. It is a project of the Muslim Education and Welfare Association and provides in-patient and out-patient services operating 24 hours a day.
Makupa Causeway Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Christian odhiambo akuku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Makupa Causeway Bridge is 457 m long bridge in Kenya that spans the Makupa Causeway, which links Mombasa to the Kenyan mainland. The bridge was opened on 4 August 2022 by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Majengo and Ganjoni.
Majengo
Quarter
Majengo is a ward of Mombasa city, Kenya, located on Mombasa Island. It is estimated to have a population of 38,800 in 2011. It is divided between in the Kisauni and Mvita electoral constituencies.
Ganjoni
Quarter
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.
Mombasa
Mombasa with a population of 1.2 million, is the second-largest city in Kenya and its main port city. It is particularly known for its warm and sunny climate, white beaches and coral reef diving.
Kilindini Harbour
- Categories: port and transportation
- Location: Mombasa County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.05139° or 4° 3′ 5″ southLongitude
39.64786° or 39° 38′ 52″ eastOpen location code
6G7XWJXX+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6048411434OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=boatyardGeoNames ID
192031Wikidata ID
Q2270735
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swahili—“Kilindini Harbour” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميناء كيلينديني”
- Chinese: “吉林迪尼港”
- Chinese: “启林迪尼港”
- Chinese: “基林迪尼港”
- Dutch: “Kilindini”
- French: “Port Kilindini”
- Italian: “Kilindini”
- Japanese: “キリンディニ港”
- Polish: “Kilindini”
- Russian: “Килиндини”
- Swahili: “Bandari ya Kilindini”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Construction Authority, Kenya (Coast Regional Office) and Docks Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kilindini Harbour”. Photo: Andrew Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.