Kilifi

Few towns along Kenya’s coast have a history as closely tied to Swahili settlement and Indian Ocean trade as Kilifi. Set beside Kilifi Creek, a tidal inlet opening into the Indian Ocean, the town has long been shaped by the waterway around which its neighbourhoods developed. Near the creek stand the Mnarani Ruins, remains of a medieval Swahili settlement with mosques and tombs that provide a direct link to the coast’s trading past. Today, Kilifi is the county headquarters, where everyday town life meets beaches and mangrove-lined creek edges. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Kilifi County’s coast.

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