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Lamu

Shanga

Shanga is an archaeological site in , . Shanga is situated nearby to the village .
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Village
Photo: Mainakiarie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement on the north coast of , within the Lamu Archipelago in 's . The age of is not known, but it might date from the 13th century. is situated 3½ km north of Shanga.

Village
Photo: Mainakiarie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km west of Shanga.

Town
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was . is situated 9 km northeast of Shanga.

Shanga

Latitude
-2.1328° or 2° 7′ 58″ south
Longitude
41.06757° or 41° 4′ 3″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
6H93V389+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 661214290
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6657629
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