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Old Town is located in Kenya
4°3′32″S 39°40′35″E / 4.05889°S 39.67639°E / -4.05889; 39.67639
Kenya
Mombasa County
Mvita Constituency
Time zone
UTC+3
EAT

Mombasa
Kenya
Mombasa Island
Swahili
Arab
Asian
Portuguese
British
Fort Jesus
National Museums of Kenya
UNESCO
World Heritage Sites
Mombasa Island
Tudor Creek
Swahili
Portuguese
Islamic architecture
Fort Jesus
Portuguese
Fort Jesus

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