Lake System in the Great Rift Valley | Kenya

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The Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley comprises three inter-linked relatively shallow lakes and covers a total area of 32,034 hectares. Besides having one of the highest bird diversities in the world, it is the single most important foraging site for the lesser flamingo anywhere.

The Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fort Jesus, Mombasa | Kenya

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Fort Jesus is a Portuguese fort built between 1593 and 1596 located on Mombasa Island to guard the Old Port of Mombasa. The fort is one of the most outstanding and well preserved examples of 16th-century Portuguese military fortifications. Fort Jesus is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2011.

Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya, with a population of about 1.3 million. The city is built on an island and connected to the mainland by two causeways.

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African Fish Eagle. The stamp is part of a series of bird stamps issued in 2014. 

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Masaai | Kenya

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The Maasai people of East Africa live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley.

 

Between the ages of about 14 and 30, young men are traditionally known as morans. During this life stage they live in isolation in the bush, learning tribal customs and developing strength, courage, and endurance. 

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Masai Mara National Reserve of Kenya

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Masai Mara is known as one of Africa’s Greatest Wildlife Reserves, situated in southwest Kenya and is part of the northern section of the Serengeti National Park. The reserve is named in honor of the Masai people, the ancestral inhabitants of the area.

It is globally famous for its abundance population of the big cats (lions, leopards and cheetahs), and the annual migration of zebra, Thomson's gazelle, and wildebeest to and from the Serengeti every year from July to October, known as the Great Migration.

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Kenya celebrated 50 years of Independence in December 2013.

Thank you very much David!

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Hello Kenya

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The Masai are an group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa.

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The 5 shilling stamp shows an avocado and the 35 one a coconut.

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