Takwa
Sign in to saveThe Takwa settlement is situated on the south side of Manda Island, in the Lamu District in the coastal province of Kenya. They are the ruins of a town which was abandoned around the 18th century.
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- Instance of
- abandoned village
- Country
- Kenya
- Located in
- Lamu County
- Owned by
- National Museums of Kenya
- Location
- Manda Island
- Image
- Takwa Ruins Mosque 2011.JPG
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- Takwa
- architectural style
- Islamic architecture
- inception
- 1982-00-00
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The Takwa settlement is situated on the south side of Manda Island, in the Lamu District in the coastal province of Kenya. They are the ruins of a town which was abandoned around the 18th century.
The Takwa site can be easily reached from Lamu town. The ruins were first excavated by James Kirkman in 1951. In 1972 the site was cleared again under the supervision of James de Vere Allen, the Curator of the Lamu Museum.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Takwa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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