Lamu
Lamu's old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on an island off the Kenyan coast, is the oldest continually inhabited town in the country and one of the most significant Swahili settlements in the region. Reached by crossing a sea channel from the mainland, the town is largely free of motor vehicles, giving it a character unlike most Kenyan cities. The seafront Lamu Fort, completed in the early 1820s, anchors a compact centre that also holds around two dozen mosques, including the Riyadha Mosque built in 1900, and a donkey sanctuary.
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- Population25,385
- Nearest water from center 0.9 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 0.6 km0.4 mi
Nearest airports
Lamu: quick answers
Where is Lamu?
Lamu is in Kenya.
How do you get to Lamu?
The nearest airport is Lamu (LAU), about 0m away by road.
What's the weather like in Lamu?
The warmest month is March, averaging 28°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 25°C77°F. The wettest month is May, with about 197 mm7.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Lamu?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 14 restaurants and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.