The Republic of Kenya is a nation on the equatorial east coast of Africa. Although the Portuguese were the first European colonists in Kenya, the country became a British colony from 1890 and remained under British control until it became independent in 1963. Kenya's coastline is a relatively short 540 km (335 mi) long but it includes the major port of Mombasa. Swahili is the national language of Kenya but there is an Arab influence along the coast. As a result the word commonly used for a lighthouse is mnarani or mnara, words related to the Arabic manara. The Arabic word ra's is used for a cape. In Swahili taa is the word for light and the phrase taa ya taa ("lightbulb") is also used for a lighthouse. Aids to navigation in Kenya are operated by the Marine Operations Department of the Kenya Ports Authority, an agency of the Ministry of Transport. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Light List numbers are from volume D of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.
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Shela Range Front Light, Lamu, March 2017 Google Maps photo by James Nichols |
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Kilifi Light, Kilifi, April 2018 Google Maps street view |
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R'as Serani Range Front Light, Mombasa, March 2018 ex-Google Maps street view |
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Likoni Light, Mombasa, October 2021 Google Maps street view |
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Likoni Range Rear Light, Mombasa, March 2018 Google Maps street view |
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Posted June 16, 2005. Checked and revised December 14, 2023. Lighthouses: 34. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.