Fort Jesus

Mombasa County · Kenya

Fort Jesus, Kenya
Photo: The original uploader was Zeljko at Croatian Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Year-round
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A 16th-century Portuguese fortress guarding the entrance to Mombasa's Old Town harbor and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its massive coral-stone walls trace the layered history of Swahili, Portuguese, and Omani rule on the coast.

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