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Fort Jesus Museum

Cultural World Heritage property in Kenya, inscribed in 2011 under criteria (ii), (v).

Fort Jesus Museum, Kenya
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AldabraBale Mountains National ParkBoma-Badingilo Migratory LandscapeBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesKonso Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasManovo-Gounda St. Floris National ParkMelka KuntureMount Kenya National ParkMulanje MassifNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkapi Wildlife ReserveOmo RiverRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSalonga National ParkSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Gedeo Cultural LandscapeThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTiya archaeological siteVallée de MaiVirunga National Park4.071° S, 39.682° E
State Party
Kenya
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2011
Criteria
iiv
Area of property
2.4 ha
Location
Mombasa County, Mombasa
What it is
fort, national park
Founded or built
1593
Official website
museums.or.ke/siyu-fort/
Reference
WHC 1295 · Wikidata Q379080

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya18 kmSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsKenya · 2008CulturalRuins of Gedi, Kenya93 kmRuins of GediKenya · 2024CulturalLamu Old Town, Kenya237 kmLamu Old TownKenya · 2001CulturalStone Town, Tanzania239 kmStone TownTanzania · 2000CulturalKilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania280 kmKilimanjaro National ParkTanzania · 1987NaturalKondoa Rock Art Sites, Tanzania433 kmKondoa Rock Art SitesTanzania · 2006Cultural
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