Kenya
in Eastern Africa
Africa

National active POI Bordering countries
Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Shilling - KES
Spoken languages:
English, Swahili
Local electricity:
240 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
KE
Internet top level domain:
.ke
Country phone prefix:
+254
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Kenyan Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Kenya in Africa. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest. On the list since 1997. The youngest site is Fort Jesus, Mombasa. On the list since 2011.

Name Since
Fort Jesus, Mombasa
The Fort, built by the Portuguese in 1593-1596 to the designs of Giovanni Battista Cairati to protect the port of Mombasa, is one of the most outstanding and well preserved examples of 16th Portuguese...		 2011
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
The Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley , a natural property of outstanding beauty, comprises three inter-linked relatively shallow lakes (Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Elementaita) in the...		 2011
Lamu Old Town
Lamu Old Town is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions. Built in coral stone and mangrove timber, the town is characterized by the simpli...		 2001
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m. The...		 1997
Protection and management requirements
The most saline of Africa's large lakes, Turkana is an outstanding laboratory for the study of plant and animal communities. The three National Parks serve as a stopover for migrant waterfowl and are ...		 1997
Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
The Mijikenda Kaya Forests consist of 11 separate forest sites spread over some 200 km along the coast containing the remains of numerous fortified villages, known as kayas, of the Mijikenda people. T...		 2008