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mombasa.go.ke. Mombasa (/ mɒmˈbæsə / mom-BASS-ə; also US: /- ˈbɑːsə / -BAH-sə) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County.
The 2002 Mombasa attacks were a two-pronged terrorist attack on 28 November 2002 in Mombasa, Kenya against an Israeli -owned hotel and a plane belonging to Arkia Airlines. An all-terrain vehicle crashed through a barrier outside the Paradise Hotel and blew up, killing 13 and injuring 80. At the same time, attackers fired two surface-to-air ...
Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya. It is 25–30 fathoms (46–55 m) at its deepest center, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 m (57 ft). [ 3 ] It serves as the harbour for Mombasa, with a hinterland extending to Uganda.
Mombasa Old Town. Old Town is an area of Mombasa, Kenya. Situated on the south-east side of Mombasa Island, the Old Town covers an area of 72 hectares (180 acres), and is inhabited by a mix of Swahili, Arab, Asian, Portuguese and British settlers. [1]
146,334 (1999) Mombasa Island is a 5 by 3 km (3.1 by 1.9 mi) coral outcrop located on Kenya 's coast on the Indian Ocean, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Part of the city of Mombasa is located on the island, including the Old Town.
The Mombasa Tusks, also referred to as Mapembe ya Ndovu or Mapembeni[1] or Pembe za Ndovu (Swahili for elephant tusks), [2] form a monument over Moi Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Mombasa, Kenya. Built in the 1950s to commemorate visits by the British royal family, the monument originally comprised two wooden structures resembling tusks ...
Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi, while its oldest and second-largest city, is the major port city of Mombasa, situated on Mombasa Island in the Indian Ocean and the surrounding mainland. Mombasa was the capital of the British East Africa Protectorate, which included most of what is now Kenya and southwestern Somalia, from 1889 to 1907.
Coordinates. 4°4′S 39°47′E. / 4.067°S 39.783°E / -4.067; 39.783. Area. 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi) Established. 1986. Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya. The park is 10 km 2 (2,500 acres) while the reserve is 200 km 2 (49,400 acres).