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Mombasa

Kenya

Watercolour of Mombasa, Kenya. Centered around Fort Jesus with coral stone ramparts over the harbor, the iconic Mombasa Tusks on Moi Avenue, and Old Town dhows. Featuring UNESCO World Heritage Fort Jesus and Mombasa Tusks.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
UNESCO World Heritage Fort Jesus; Mombasa Tusks; Mombasa Old Town; Old Port; Mandhry Mosque; lush Kenyan coastal Swahili flora; Portuguese and Omani
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Mombasa, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in swaying coconut palms, giant coastal baobabs, and flowering frangipani trees.
Population1,208,333Wikidata: 1,300,000
Coordinates4.05°S, 39.66°E
Elevation50 m
Area295 km²
Time zoneAfrica/NairobiUTC+3
Solar noon12:21clock runs 0.4 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Mombasa and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Taiohae, French Polynesia — 1,441 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

Dar es SalaamTZ311 km
NairobiKE441 km
DodomaTZ494 km
KakamegaKE728 km
MwanzaTZ769 km
KampalaUG925 km
MogadishuSO926 km
MoroniKM938 km

Twinned cities

3 of 8 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →

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