Diani Beach
Diani Beach is a resort area on the Indian Ocean in Kenya, 30 km south of Mombasa. It is the most tourist-oriented beach of the so-called South Coast. It is separated from the Tiwi Beach to the north by the Kongo River.
Photo: Nicor, CC BY 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Ukunda Airport
Aerodrome
Ukunda Airport is a small airfield near Diani Beach in Kwale County, Kenya. Photo: Toppazz, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya
- Categories: beach and locality
- Location: Coastal Kenya, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- Postal code: 80401
Localities in the Area
Magutu
Village
Magutu is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province. Magutu is situated 4 km west of Diani Beach.
Tiwi
Village
Tiwi is a small settlement and beach resort in Kenya. Tiwi is situated 6 km north of Diani Beach.
Diani Beach
Latitude
-4.2906° or 4° 17' 26" southLongitude
39.5858° or 39° 35' 9" eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open Location Code
6G7XPH5P+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2093454051GeoNames ID
199005Also Known As
- Cebuano: Diani Beach
- Chinese: 迪亞尼海灘
- Dutch: Diani Beach
- Egyptian Spoken Arabic: شط ديانى
- French: Diani Beach
- Georgian: დაიანი-ბიჩი
- German: Diani Beach
- Italian: Diani Beach
- Japanese: ダイアニ・ビーチ
- Japanese: ダイアニ海岸
- Japanese: ディアニ・ビーチ
- Japanese: ディアニ海岸
- Portuguese: Praia de Diani
- Romanian: Diani Beach
- Romanian: Diani beach
- Spanish: Playa de Diani
- Swahili (generic): Diani Beach, Kenya
- Swahili (generic): Diani Beach
- Swedish: Diani
- Swedish: Diani Beach
- Zulu: Diani Beach
Other Places Named Diani Beach
- Diani BeachLocality in Kenya
- Diani BeachKenya
- Diani BeachBeach in Kenya
In the Area
Localities
- GombatoVillage
- Kona ya MusaVillage, 3½ km southwest
- MwamangaVillage, 4½ km west
- GaluVillage, 7 km southwest
Landmarks
- Barclays Shopping ComplexShopping center
- tourist information centreTourism office
- Pool
- Animation TheatreTheater
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