Mombasa
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Mombasa is a major coastal city in Kenya known as a key regional port and historic trading hub on the Indian Ocean.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port of Mombasa | 1 |
| Fort Jesus | 0 |
| Moi International Airport | 0 |
| Mombasa County | 1 |
| Mvita (historic name of Mombasa island) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
coastal city ⓘ fortress ⓘ international airport ⓘ port city ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Mombasa County ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Kenya
ⓘ
surface form:
Kenyan mainland
|
| country |
Kenya
ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ Kenya ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
ⓘ
Mijikenda ⓘ Swahili people ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Moi International Airport ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Mombasa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Mombasa
|
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalColonialPower |
Oman
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key node in Indian Ocean trade network
ⓘ
major Swahili trading center ⓘ |
| is |
historic trading hub
ⓘ
key regional port ⓘ largest seaport in East Africa ⓘ major coastal city in Kenya ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fort Jesus
ⓘ
Swahili culture ⓘ historic Old Town ⓘ white-sand beaches ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| locatedIn |
Kenya
ⓘ
Mombasa self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mombasa self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mombasa County ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Coast Province ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Mombasa Island ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
shipping
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| secondLargestCityIn | Kenya ⓘ |
| serves | Mombasa self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| timezone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mvita (historic name of Mombasa island)
subject surface form:
Moi International Airport