Guide to Kenya
Must See Kenya
- Amboseli National Park
- Gede Ruins
- Hell's Gate National Park
- Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site
- Kakamega Forest Reserve
- Lake Magadi
- Lamu
Places in Kenya
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The Gede ruins are one of the principal historical monuments on the Kenyan coast. Hidden away in the forest, the ruins are a vast complex of houses, palaces and mosques, made all the more mysterious by the fact that there are no records of Gede's existence in any historical texts.
Excavations have uncovered Ming Chinese porcelain and glass, and glazed earthenware from Persia, indicating not only trade links, but a taste for luxury among Gede's Swahili elite. Within the compound are ruins of ornate tombs and mosques including the regal ruins of a Swahili palace.
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- archaeological site, village, ruin