United Nations World Heritage:
Out of four United Nations World Heritage sites in Kenya, Coast Province has two sites. Lamu Town and the Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, added in July 2008.
Othersites in Kenya are:
Lake Turkana National Parks (1997/2001)
Moubt Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (1997)
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Out of four United Nations World Heritage sites in Kenya, Coast Province has two sites. Lamu Town and the Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, added in July 2008.
Othersites in Kenya are:
Lake Turkana National Parks (1997/2001)
Moubt Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (1997)
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THE MIJIKENDA KAYA FORESTS
Date of Inscription: 2008
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
Core zone: 1538 ha
Buffer zone: ha
Coast Province
Ref: 1231rev
Brief Description
The Mijikenda Kaya Forests consist of 11 separate forest sites spread over some 200 km along the coast containing the remains of numerous fortified villages, known as kayas, of the Mijikenda people. The kayas, created as of the 16th century but abandoned by the 1940s, are now regarded as the abodes of ancestors and are revered as sacred sites and, as such, are maintained as by councils of elders. The site is inscribed as bearing unique testimony to a cultural tradition and for its direct link to a living tradition.
Jul 8, 2008
Twenty-seven new sites incribed
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1231
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
Core zone: 1538 ha
Buffer zone: ha
Coast Province
Ref: 1231rev
Brief Description
The Mijikenda Kaya Forests consist of 11 separate forest sites spread over some 200 km along the coast containing the remains of numerous fortified villages, known as kayas, of the Mijikenda people. The kayas, created as of the 16th century but abandoned by the 1940s, are now regarded as the abodes of ancestors and are revered as sacred sites and, as such, are maintained as by councils of elders. The site is inscribed as bearing unique testimony to a cultural tradition and for its direct link to a living tradition.
Jul 8, 2008
Twenty-seven new sites incribed
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1231
LAMU OLD TOWN
Date of Inscription: 2001
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Core zone: 15.6 ha
Buffer zone: 1200 ha
Coast Province, Lamu District
S2 17 4 E40 51 9
Ref: 1055
Brief Description
Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the simplicity of structural forms enriched by such features as inner courtyards, verandas, and elaborately carved wooden doors. Lamu has hosted major Muslim religious festivals since the 19th century, and has become a significant centre for the study of Islamic and Swahili cultures.
Justification for Inscription
Criterion ii The architecture and urban structure Lamu graphically demonstrate the cultural influences that have come together there over several hundred years from Europe, Arabia, and India, utilizing traditional Swahili techniques to produce a distinct culture. Criterion iv The growth and decline of the seaports the East African coast and interaction between the Bantu, Arabs, Persians, Indians, and Europeans represents significant cultural and economic phase in the history the region which finds its most outstanding expression Lamu Old Town. Criterion vi Its paramount trading role and its attraction for scholars and teachers gave Lamu an important religious function in the region. It continues to be significant centre for education in Islamic and Swahili culture.
Dec 13, 2001
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1055
World Heritage Commitee Incribes 31 New Sites on the World Heritage List
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