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Habib Swaleh House, Lamu, Kenya, 2022

Habib Swaleh House

2022 Lamu, Kenya

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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