Gedi Ruins
The ruins of a Swahili town in forest near the Indian Ocean coast, abandoned in the 17th century. Coral stone houses, a mosque and a palace still stand among the trees, and the site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Malindi, Kilifi, Kenya
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -3.3092, 40.0167
Get the Gedi Ruins stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gedi Ruins. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kilifi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gedi Ruins
Watamu Marine National Park 6.5 km
A marine park and reserve on the Indian Ocean coast, about 140 kilometres north of Mombasa. It was set up in 1968 as one of the first marine parks in Kenya, and its coral gardens lie only 300 metres from the shore.
Malindi Marine National Park 15 km
A marine park in the Indian Ocean off Malindi, about 118 kilometres north of Mombasa. It is claimed to be the oldest marine park in Africa and is run by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Vasco da Gama Pillar 16 km
A stone pillar on a point at Malindi, put up by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498 or 1499. It was raised during his voyage from Lisbon to India around the Cape of Good Hope, when Malindi's ruler welcomed his ships.
Arabuko Sokoke Forest 23 km
A forest reserve on the Kenyan coast, 110 kilometres north of Mombasa. The Arabuko Sokoke National Park sits at its northwestern edge, and the forest is protected as a national forest reserve.
Mnarani Ruins 41 km
The remains of two mosques near Mnarani in Kilifi County, dating from the fifteenth century. They stand on a ridge above Kilifi Creek and belong to the old Swahili settlements of the Kenyan coast.
Jumba la Mtwana 76 km
A ruined Swahili town on the Indian Ocean coast, close to Mtwapa Creek in Kilifi County, north of Mombasa. It dates back to the fourteenth century, and its remains include a mosque and other historic buildings.
Haller Park 85 km
A nature park in Bamburi, north of Mombasa, made from an old cement quarry that was replanted with trees. Giraffes, hippos, crocodiles and tortoises now live among its ponds and woodland. Founded by the Swiss ecologist Rene Haller, it shows how damaged land can be brought back to life.
Mombasa Marine National Park 88 km
A marine park and national reserve off Mombasa on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. The park covers 10 square kilometres and the surrounding reserve covers 200 square kilometres of reef and sea.
Questions
Where is Gedi Ruins?
Gedi Ruins is in Malindi, Kilifi, Kenya. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Watamu Marine National Park (6.5 km), Malindi Marine National Park (15 km), Vasco da Gama Pillar (16 km).
How do I get the Gedi Ruins stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gedi Ruins and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kilifi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gedi Ruins before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kilifi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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