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Portrait of Kenya
  
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Portrait of Kenya (Hardcover)
by Brian Tetley (Author), Mohamed Amin (Illustrator), Duncan Willetts (Illustrator)
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  • Hardcover: 191 pages
  • Publisher: Camerapix; New Ed edition (24 Nov 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1874041482
  • ISBN-13: 978-1874041481
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars PORTRAIT OF KENYA, 8 Jun 2008
By Dr. S. S. Nagi (united kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This large book has 191 pages, first published in 1988,a large colour map on page 10 and 162 beautiful colour pictures. The book has 7 chapters:-
(1) MAGIC LAND:-
Kenya is an original tropical paradise. 'NYROBI' in maasai means ' place of cold waters'. In 1890 a fort was built at Kibale called FORT SMITH. Joseph Thomson, explorer, could be called Kenya's first tourist. Mount Kenya is Kikuty's secret mountain(kirinyaga). There are 40 different ethinic groups in Kenya. The first National government was sown on 17.8.1907 and the independence came on 12.12.1963. Kenya has 20 mountain peaks, 6 large massifs, many lakes and the longest river is TANA.
(2) WANDERING THROUGH EDEN:-
The Kenyan coast is 480 Km long. In 1497, Vasco da gama visited Malindi and Fort Jesus was built between 1593-1598 at Mombasa. On 7.2.1824, the British made Mombasa a 'protectorate'. The beaches are shelley,Waa,Tiwi,Diani,Nyali,Bambiri and Shanzu. Swahili language is a mixture of arabic,native language,urdu and english. 'Harsmbee' means 'lets all pull together'. Lamu and Malindi are truely magical places in Kenya.
(3) SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO:-
Rebmann was the first european to see snow on Kilimanjaro. Uganda Railways was completed in 1901 and the tarmac road between Mombasa and Nairobi was completed in 1969. Watu are Kenya's oldest trackers and hunters. Yatta plateau is (300 km) worlds longest lava flow. Kilimanjaro is 19,340 ft high. Worlds second largest source of soda is at MAGADI.
(4) CAPITAL NAIROBI:-
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