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Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built this impressive fort at the end of the mangrove lin...
Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built this impressive fort at the end of the mangrove lined tidal channel leading to Siyu village on Pate Island. The fort is now undergoing extensive repairs after years of neglect.





At sunrise, fishing boats set sail from the sheltered, natural harbour of Kisingitini on Pate Island for a days fishing. Thes...
At sunrise, fishing boats set sail from the sheltered, natural harbour of Kisingitini on Pate Island for a days fishing. These traditional wooden sailing boats, called mashua, can be found throughout the Lamu Archipelago.





The 17th century tomb of Mwenya Bunu among ruins on the outskirts of modern Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate were cons...
The 17th century tomb of Mwenya Bunu among ruins on the outskirts of modern Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate were constructed of coral rag. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.





A shipwright drills a hole to repair a wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, at Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island...
A shipwright drills a hole to repair a wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, at Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. The centuries old technology of the bow drill he uses is ideal for places where there is no electricity. The island is the largest of the Lamu Archipelago lying in the Indian Ocean.





Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built this impressive fort at the end of the mangrove lin...
Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built this impressive fort at the end of the mangrove lined tidal channel leading to Siyu village on Pate Island. The fort is now undergoing extensive repairs after years of neglect.





A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, li...
A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, like most others in the village, is made of coral rag. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.





Tobacco is grown among the coral ruins of a large 17th century building on the outskirts of modern Pate Village. All the buil...
Tobacco is grown among the coral ruins of a large 17th century building on the outskirts of modern Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate were constructed of coral rag. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.





06. INTERIEUR FROMAGERIE DE MONTAGNE, MOULAGE DES TOMMES DE VACHE (PATE PRESSEE CUITE), MAINS + ECUMOIR





The waterfront of the old historic town of Faza on Pate Island can only be approached by sailing boats at high tide along a t...
The waterfront of the old historic town of Faza on Pate Island can only be approached by sailing boats at high tide along a tidal inlet lined with mangrove trees. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.





A typical street scene in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a...
A typical street scene in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a type of thatch made from coconut palm fronds. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.





A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of...
A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years. It was destroyed by Pate in the 13th century and again by the Portuguese in 1586.





The interior of a traditional multi-storied Swahili house in Lamu Town. The Swahili house was designed as an inward looking s...
The interior of a traditional multi-storied Swahili house in Lamu Town. The Swahili house was designed as an inward looking self contained complex with a plan organized around a central courtyard. The thick walls of these houses make the rooms cool even in the hottest weather.





The ruins of a mosque inside Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built an impressive fort at ...
The ruins of a mosque inside Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built an impressive fort at the end of the mangrove-lined tidal channel leading to Siyu village on Pate Island. The fort is now undergoing extensive repairs after years of neglect.





ARTE GRIEGO. REPUBLICA DE ALBANIA. Busto de ZEUS. Escultura fechada en el s. III a. C. procedente de BYLLIS. Museo Arqueológi...
ARTE GRIEGO. REPUBLICA DE ALBANIA. Busto de ZEUS. Escultura fechada en el s. III a. C. procedente de BYLLIS. Museo Arqueológico. Tirana.





Wooden sailing boats anchor at the end of the mangrove lined tidal channel to Siyu village on Pate Island. Siyu was founded i...
Wooden sailing boats anchor at the end of the mangrove lined tidal channel to Siyu village on Pate Island. Siyu was founded in the 15th century and in its heyday had 30,000 inhabitants; there are now less then 4,000 people living there.





A typical street scene in one of the poorer areas of Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag wit...
A typical street scene in one of the poorer areas of Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a type of thatch made from coconut palm fronds. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.





Food: Reblochon and Camembert cheeses, Paté de Tête and Paté de Campagne, ham, black olives and ´Cornichons´. Dordogne. Franc...
Food: Reblochon and Camembert cheeses, Paté de Tête and Paté de Campagne, ham, black olives and ´Cornichons´. Dordogne. France.





A typical street scene in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a...
A typical street scene in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a type of thatch made from coconut palm fronds. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.





France, Gard, Petite Camargue, Saint Laurent d´Aigouze, the day of the Old Days where everyone dresses up in old provencal cl...
France, Gard, Petite Camargue, Saint Laurent d´Aigouze, the day of the Old Days where everyone dresses up in old provencal clothes and has a lunch sausages, BBQ, cheese and wine in the pastures during the local festival





Dried cow dung cakes,Piles of cow pates stacked for used as fuel in rural India Vadgaon budruk, Pune, Maharashtra, India





An elderly man strides past a large double storied building in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of cor...
An elderly man strides past a large double storied building in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a type of thatch made from coconut palm fronds. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.





Two female American Wigeon American Widgeon Baldpate Anas americana, Potter Marsh, Alaska, United States of America, North Am...
Two female American Wigeon American Widgeon Baldpate Anas americana, Potter Marsh, Alaska, United States of America, North America





Young geese goslings eating, Domme, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. The geese will later be force fed with corn in order to prod...
Young geese goslings eating, Domme, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. The geese will later be force fed with corn in order to produce foie gras





A ferry picks up passengers and freight from the beach at Mtangawanda on Pate Island. This motorized wooden boat is the princ...
A ferry picks up passengers and freight from the beach at Mtangawanda on Pate Island. This motorized wooden boat is the principal means of transport between Lamu and Pate Island.





Cumulus cloud reflection in Pate Lake. Steens Mountain Protection Area. Eastern Oregon. USA





A young Swahili girl in the fishing village of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. Almost the entire population of...
A young Swahili girl in the fishing village of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. Almost the entire population of Pate Island is Muslim. Kisingitini is the centre of the island's fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermen's prized catch. The island is the largest of the Lamu Archipelago lying in the Indian Ocean just north of Lamu and 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa.





A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, li...
A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, like most others in the village, is made of coral rag. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.





A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of...
A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years. It was destroyed by Pate in the 13th century and again by the Portuguese in 1586.





A Swahili woman in brightly coloured attire stands on the upstairs balcony of her storied house in Pate Village. All the buil...
A Swahili woman in brightly coloured attire stands on the upstairs balcony of her storied house in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a type of thatch made from coconut palm fronds. Their wooden doors and frames are often beautifully carved. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.





A fisherman repairs the sail of his wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, along the waterfront of Kisingitini, a natural harb...
A fisherman repairs the sail of his wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, along the waterfront of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. The island is the largest of the Lamu Archipelago lying in the Indian Ocean.





FRANCE, LOIRE REGION, CHENONCEAUX VILLAGE, STORE WITH LOCAL SPECIALTY FOODS, WOMAN SHOPPING





France, Gironde, Blaye, Fort Pate, Fortifications of Vauban, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO aerial view





A fisherman repairs the sail of his wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, along the waterfront of Kisingitini, a natural harb...
A fisherman repairs the sail of his wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, along the waterfront of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. The island is the largest of the Lamu Archipelago lying in the Indian Ocean.

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