Kipini is a historic Swahili settlement in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
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Coast Province
The Coast Province () was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. It was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili peoples, among others. The provin ...
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[James de Vere Allen. “Swahili Culture and the Nature of East Coast Settlement.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1981, pp. 306–34, https://doi.org/10.2307/218047.]
Its located at the mouth of the Tana River.
The main tribes inhabiting the town includes the Waswahili, Wapokomo, Wabajuni, Wasomali, and other Kenyans
See also
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Historic Swahili settlements
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Swahili architecture
References
Swahili people
Swahili city-states
Swahili culture
Populated places in Coast Province
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