🏛️ Fort Jesus, Mombasa

Kenya · Africa · Cultural · 4.06°S, 39.67°E

Fort Jesus, is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa. Fort Jesus was the only fort maintained by the Portuguese on the Swahili coast and is recognised as a testament to the first successful attempt by a Western power to establish influence over the Indian Ocean trade.

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Quick facts

Country	Kenya
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	4.06°S, 39.67°E · view on map

Fort Jesus, Mombasa is a cultural World Heritage site in Kenya, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Fort Jesus, Mombasa was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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