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Mombasa
Residential areas |
Mombasa
Island
Kizingo: Considered the
prime residential area of
Mombasa. The State House &
Mombasa Golf Club are in Kizingo.
The Aga Khan Academy is an
independent school in Kizingo.
Kibokoni: Part of Old
Town with Swahili architecture.
Fort Jesus is in Kibokoni.
Makadara: Part of Old
Town consisting of a high number
of descendants of Baluchi
soldiers who settled within this
area before it developed into a
town. The name is derived from
the Arabic word Qadr-ur-Rahman
meaning fate of God.
Ganjoni: Primarily
residential. Middle class.
Tudor: Another middle
class residential area with
homes and shops.
Outside Mombasa Island
Nyali: is a prime and
up-market residential area, it
is on the mainland north of the
island & is linked by the Nyali
bridge. It has numerous beach
front hotels in the area known
as the "North Coast". Nyali has
two distinct sections - the posh
Old Nyali and the upcoming New
Nyali. For many residents, Nyali
has now become a self-contained
residential area, with a
multiplex cinema, shopping
malls, banks, schools and post
offices. This often eliminates
the need for residents to cross
the bridge and to go into the
congested Mombasa city center.
Nyali is home for the Nyali
Cinemax complex, the Nyali Golf
Club, and some of the most
prestigious academic
institutions of the Coast
Province, examples of which
include Oshwal Academy and the
Mombasa Academy (both
fully-fledged primary and
secondary schools) and Tiny Tots
Kindergarten (Nyali's oldest and
prominent educational
institution specialising in
early childhood development and
education). There is also a
police station, the Nyali police
station.
Likoni: is a lower class
area connected to Mombasa Proper
by a ferry. It is south of
Mombasa Island and made up Digos
- a native tribe (with some of
them being reffered to as
Swahilis) and other
non-Swahili tribes. It is in
this area that you will find the
cheapest stone and mortar
housing in Mombasa with a single
room going for as low as KSh.
600 per month and as such Likoni
is mostly inhabited by casual
worlkers who provide labour for
industries in town (Shimanzi).
Magongo: is an outlying
township 10 minutes northwest of
Mombasa Island, situated on the
Mombasa - Nairobi highway. This
fringe community lacks any
effective electricity, water or
sewer systems, with a general
lack of infrastructure. Poverty,
lack of sanitation, and
unemployment continue to be the
greatest issues for the
Mikindani Township, which have
ensured low health and safety
standards for its residents.
Poor, lower class housing is
widespread, ranging from simple
stone, two storey structures to
mud and earth homes fitted with
corrugated iron roofs. Much of
the community works outside of
the township, within Mombasa
Island itself as there is a lack
of employment and industry.
There are number of small health
clinics, shops, and a few public
primary schools: Nazarene
primary is one school, which is
known in particular as being
staffed by a revolving volunteer
teacher base from Western, and
predominately English speaking
nations. This small town that
serves as a link between the
city and Moi International
Airport. Magongo is also home to
the Akamba Handicraft
Cooperative
Mikindani and Miritini:
These are outlying townships on
the mainland along the Nairobi
road. They are built in the
heavy industrial sections of
Changamwe and mainly accommodate
the working class who either
work in the industries, the town
centre on the Island and the
Port at Kilindini harbor.
Changamwe: Industrial
Bamburi: also an outlying
township (fifteen minutes drive)
on the way to the town of
Malindi. This is area where a
cement factory Bamburi is
located. Other notable features
in the area are Mijikenda public
beach and Haller Park, a
wildlife conservatory.
Diani Beach a beach resort
situated over the Likoni Ferry
on the South Coast of Mombasa
about 1 hour from the airport.
This area has numerous
hotels,resorts and private
upmarket exclusive cottages and
'boutique' hotels, catering for
a wide diversity of tastes. Most
of the hotels provide a wide
choice or activities from daily
animation team games to deep sea
fishing and scuba diving.
Staying in the smaller more
exclusive accommodations -
allows the tourist to experience
this beautiful beach at its
best. From this location day
trips to Mombasa, Nature
reserves, the coral reef, Wasini
Island and Charli Island and a
wide variety of both natural and
cultural interest are easily
accessible.
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