Gedi Ruins

Kenya has many unknown treasures waiting to be discovered one of them is Gedi, a wonderful lost city lying in the depths of the great Arabuko Sokoke forest. This is a place of great mystery, an archaeological puzzle that continues to engender debate among historians.

To this day, despite extensive research and exploration, nobody is really sure what happened to the town of Gedi and its people. This civilization was a powerful and complex Swahili settlement in the east africa coast with a population of over 2500, built during the 13th century. The ruins of Gedi include many houses, mansions, mosques and elaborate tombs and cemeteries. Read more