'Gede' (also known as 'Gedi') is a village on the
Indian Ocean coast of
Kenya, lying south of
Malindi and north of
Watamu. The
Ruins of Gedi are located there. Although not thought to be mentioned in historic sources, extensive ruins of a former
port have been dated to the
thirteenth century or earlier, including a
tomb with a date corresponding to
1399, until at least the
seventeenth century. Later, the port was abandoned and not rediscovered until the
1920s.
The buildings are of
coral,
earth and
plaster, some with designs inscribed. They include a
mosque,
palace,
houses and tombs as well as a
fort. The style is classified as
Swahili architecture.
[1]
The modern village is home to a
museum and a
butterfly house.
Gede is part of the
Malindi District and it has an urban population of 600
[1]
References
1. African Archaeological Review, Volume 15, Number 3, September 1998 , pp. 199-218(20)
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