Fun fact 3 about Malindi
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In 1414, Malindi was visited by the fleet of the Chinese explorer Zheng He, who received a giraffe as a gift from the town's ruler.
Malindi
Kenya
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Malindi
Kenya
Country
Kenya
Population
207.3K
Coordinates
-3.22, 40.12
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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