Barack Obama family homestead
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The Barack Obama family homestead is the ancestral home of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s paternal family in rural western Kenya, which has become a notable site of pilgrimage and tourism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestral home
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
2008 United States presidential election
ⓘ
Barack Obama’s 2015 visit to Kenya ⓘ |
| associatedWithOfficeHolder | 44th president of the United States ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| governedBy | local authorities in Siaya County ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | visitor screening ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
African diaspora
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Luo community ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn | local community in Kogelo ⓘ |
| hasFamilyConnectionTo |
Barack Obama Sr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Onyango Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverageBy |
Kenyan media
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international media ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
basic visitor facilities
ⓘ
improved local roads due to tourism ⓘ |
| hasPaternalFamilyConnectionTo | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | Kenyan police presence during high-profile visits ⓘ |
| hasTourismSeasonality | increased visitors during major Obama-related anniversaries ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
domestic Kenyan tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ journalists ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| languageUsedInArea |
English
ⓘ
Luo NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kogelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Siaya County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Nyanza Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attracting visitors after Barack Obama’s rise to international prominence
ⓘ
being the ancestral home of Barack Obama’s paternal family ⓘ |
| ownershipType | family property ⓘ |
| partOf | Barack Obama heritage sites in Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | political pilgrimage ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Barack Obama Presidential Center (as a complementary heritage site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionInArea |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
diaspora tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
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