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Pillar of Vasco da Gama
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The Malindi Kingdom appears to have been formed around the 9th century AD and grew powerful before the arrival of Vasco da Gama.

Malindi
Kenya
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Malindi

Kenya

Country
Kenya
Population
207.3K
Coordinates
-3.22, 40.12
804th most populous city in the world

Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa. The population of Malindi was 119,859 as of the 2019 census. It is the largest urban centre in Kilifi County.

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