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Swahili Charm

Swahili household residents exude poise and charm from the entryway of their home in Siyu, a small Muslim fishing settlement on the low-lying island of Pate - situated at the northern end of Kenya's Lamu Archipelago near the border with Somalia. Houses in the archipelago are built with local coral stones, mud or lime mortar, and wood from the surrounding mangrove forests.

 

 

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Uploaded on December 9, 2025
Taken on December 10, 2008