Lamu Fort

Lamu Fort is a fortress inside the town of Lamu in northeastern Kenya. Originally situated at the waterfront, the fort nowadays is positioned in a principal function in the town, about 70 metres from the principle jetty at the shore. Lamu Fort changed into constructed among 1813 and 1821 with Omani assistance. Initially it furnished a base from which the Omanis consolidated their manipulate of the East African coast however the city later lost its monetary importance. During the British colonial duration, and after the independence of Kenya, the fort became used as a prison.

Today it homes an environmental museum and library, and is frequently used for network activities. Lamu Fort is a defensive structure that became erected on the southeast corner of te antique stone metropolis of Lamu. The citadel changed into built beside the Pwani Mosque, the oldest recognized mosque in Lamu, with origins inside the 14th century. The castle at the beginning lay at the waterfront, which then ran along the principle street of the city but has due to the fact that retreated.