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Ruins of Gedi

archaeological site in Kenya

The ruins of Gedi (also known as Gede) are a historical and archaeological site near the Indian Ocean coast in Kenya.[1]

Ruins of Gedi
Ruins of the Great Mosque at Gedi
LocationKilifi District, Kenya
Coordinates3°18′34″S 40°01′02″E / 3.3094°S 40.0172°E / -3.3094; 40.0172
Ruins of Gedi is located in Kenya
Ruins of Gedi
Location of the ruins of Gedi

Overview

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The site of Gedi includes a walled town and its outlying area. The earliest evidence for occupation at Gedi is a grave dating to between 1041 to 1278.[2][3] Gedi was abandoned in the middle of the seventeenth century.[1]

The Gedi ruins were first discovered by colonialists in 1884 after a British resident of Zanzibar, Sir John Kirk, visited the site.[1] However, Gedi remained unknown to most of British East Africa's colonists until the 1920s.

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    Ruins of a mosque in Gedi
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    Ruins of Gedi
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    Ruins of Gedi
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    Ruins of Gedi

3D Model

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Most of the Gedi Ruins were spatially documented in 2010. A 3D model can be viewed here.

Administration

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Gedi was made a historic monument in 1927. The site was declared a protected monument in 1929.[1] Gedi and the surrounding forest was declared a national park in 1948.[4] The site is currently administered by the museum's Department of Coastal Archaeology of Kenya.[1][5]

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  • The final scene of the 1992 film "Nel continente nero" ("On the Black Continent") directed by Marco Rizi takes place and was filmed among the ruins of Gedi.[6][7]
  • The ruins of Gedi are described and repeatedly mentioned in Andrei Gusev's 2020 novel “Our Wild Sex in Malindi”.[8][9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Gede - Historical Background". National Museums of Kenya. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Reynolds, David West. "Swahili Ghost Town." Archaeology vol. 54 no. 6 (November/December 2001): 46.
  3. ↑ Schofield, J. F. "The City of Gedi: Presidential Address." The South African Archaeological Bulletin vol. 10 no. 38 (June 1955): 35.
  4. ↑ James Kirkman, "Gedi", 8th edition, 1975, Rodwell Press
  5. ↑ Reynolds, David West. "Swahili Ghost Town." Archaeology vol. 54 no. 6 (November/December 2001): 44.
  6. ↑ "Nel continente nero", IMDb.com.
  7. ↑ "Nel continente nero", Allmovie.com
  8. ↑ Review of "Our Wild Sex in Malindi" on the site of public fund "Union of writers of Moscow", 2020
  9. ↑ Andrei Gusev “Our Wild Sex in Malindi” Archived 2020-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, 2020 (in Russian)
  10. ↑ «Наш жёсткий секс в Малинди» by Andrei Gusev, 2020


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