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Lamu Old Town (Kenya)

Tipo de documento
Decision
Número de referencia
X.A
Fecha
Dic 11, 2001
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Estado
Activo
Materia
Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Tratado
Convención para la Protección del Patrimonio Mundial, Cultural y Natural (Nov 23, 1972)
Reunión
25e session du Comité
Página web
whc.unesco.org
Resumen

Property: Lamu Old Town

Id. N°: 1055

State Party: Kenya

Criteria: C (ii) (iv) (vi)

The Committee inscribed Lamu Old Town on the World Heritage List under criteria (ii), (iv), and (vi):

Criterion (ii): The architecture and urban structure of Lamu graphically demonstrate the cultural influences that have come together there over several hundred years from Europe, Arabia, and India, utilizing traditional Swahili techniques to produce a distinct culture.

Criterion (iv): The growth and decline of the seaports on the East African coast and interaction between the Bantu, Arabs, Persians, Indians, and Europeans represents a significant cultural and economic phase in the history of the region which finds its most outstanding expression in Lamu Old Town.

Criterion (vi): Its paramount trading role and its attraction for scholars and teachers gave Lamu an important religious function in the region. It continues to be a significant centre for education in Islamic and Swahili culture.