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About this 5 - Unusual
Typical swahili house placed in Lamu's center. 500 m2. Lately remodelled. 5 bedrooms with bathroom plus additional bathroom. Big terrace, half covered, and half uncovered.
Lamu town has been designated a World Heritage site. Its buildings and architecture originate from the 17th century Arabs ''wintering'' in Lamu before sailing back in their dhows to Arabia on the trade winds with slaves, ivory, mangrove wood and spices. The houses they built are amazing. Built of coral rag bricks to a standard design; the rooms are always the width of a mangrove pole. They stretch back from an ornate doorway and around a central open courtyard.