World Heritage Sites in Kenya

Lake Turkana National Parks

(formerly Sibiloi/Central Island National Parks)

( 4.00 N 36.33 E)

Mount Kenya National Park / Natural Forest

(0.17 S 37.33 E)

Lamu Old Town

( 2.25 S 40.75 E)

The Mijikenda Kaya Forests

Fort Jesus, Mombasa

(4.063 S 39.679 E)

Portuguese fort built in 1593-1596 to the designs of Giovanni Battista Cairati to protect the port of Mombasa.

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

(0.442 N 36.24 E)

The site is comprised of three inter-linked, relatively shallow lakes (Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita) in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It is home to 13 globally threatened bird species and has some of the highest bird diversities in the world. It is the single most important foraging site for the lesser flamingo anywhere, and a major nesting and breeding ground for great white pelicans.

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Last Updated: July 21, 2011