Verified3.8300° S · 39.7800° E · 250 m
Kaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands
Mijikenda (16th c. CE)·Mijikenda (Jibana)·🇰🇪 Kilifi County, Kenya
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About Kaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands
Kaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Mijikenda (16th c. CE) ancient-village attributed to Mijikenda (Jibana). Hilltop kaya forest reserve with fingo protected forest and mogo gates. Mijikenda hilltop forest kaya with traditions of Katama.
Why it mattersImportant Mijikenda (Jibana) site of coastal/hinterland Kilifi County
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network evidence
- 02Construction chronology
Theories
- 01Long-distance exchange
- 02Kayas sacred landscape
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1600 CE
- Period
- Mijikenda (16th c. CE)
- Culture
- Mijikenda (Jibana)
- Purpose
- Hilltop kaya forest reserve with fingo protected forest and mogo gates
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1600 CE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
3.8300° S · 39.7800° E · 250 m · 3 mapped features
Kaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands — Sacred Grove Centre
shrineCentral grove shrine
3.8299° S · 39.7801° EKaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands — Kaya Gate
gateTraditional entrance gate
3.8302° S · 39.7801° EKaya Jibana — Kilifi Badlands — Ancestral Clearing
clearingClearing with fig tree
3.8296° S · 39.7798° E