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Lamu 2022 2 photos of this spot

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The Habib Swaleh House in Lamu, Kenya, photographed in 2022. Habib Swaleh founded Lamu's Riyadha Mosque in the late 19th century and is credited with popularizing the town's annual Maulidi festival, making the area associated with him a focal point of the island's religious life.

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Habib Swaleh House 2022 The Habib Swaleh House in Lamu, Kenya, photographed in 2022. Habib Swaleh founded Lamu's Riyadha Mosque in the late 19th century and is credited with popularizing the town's annual Maulidi festival, making the area associated with him a focal point of the island's religious life.

Riadha Mosque in Lamu 2022 The Riyadha Mosque in Lamu, Kenya, photographed in 2022. Founded around 1900 by Habib Swaleh, the mosque became a center of Islamic learning on the Swahili coast and hosts Lamu's annual Maulidi festival celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.