Ruins of Gedi
The ruins of Gedi (also known as Gede) are a historical and archaeological site near the Indian Ocean coast in Kenya.[1]
| Ruins of Gedi | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of the Great Mosque at Gedi | |
| Location | Kilifi District, Kenya |
Overview
The site of Gedi includes a walled town and its outlying area. The earliest evidence for occupation at Gedi is a grave dating to between 1041 to 1278.[2][3] Gedi was abandoned in the middle of the seventeenth century.[1]
The Gedi ruins were first discovered by colonialists in 1884 after a British resident of Zanzibar, Sir John Kirk, visited the site.[1] However, Gedi remained unknown to most of British East Africa's colonists until the 1920s.
Gallery
Ruins of a mosque in Gedi
Ruins of Gedi
Ruins of Gedi
Ruins of Gedi
3D Model
Most of the Gedi Ruins were spatially documented in 2010. A 3D model can be viewed here.
Administration
Gedi was made a historic monument in 1927. The site was declared a protected monument in 1929.[1] Gedi and the surrounding forest was declared a national park in 1948.[4] The site is currently administered by the museum's Department of Coastal Archaeology of Kenya.[1][5]
In popular culture
The final scene of the 1992 film "Nel continente nero" ("On the Black Continent") directed by Marco Rizi takes place and was filmed among the ruins of Gedi.[6][7]
The ruins of Gedi are described and repeatedly mentioned in Andrei Gusev's 2020 novel “Our Wild Sex in Malindi”.[8][9][10]
Ruins Of Gedi Media
Stone slab with original Arabic inscriptions that was used to date the site
Ruins of Gede, Kenya
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Gede - Historical Background". National Museums of Kenya. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ↑ Reynolds, David West. "Swahili Ghost Town." Archaeology vol. 54 no. 6 (November/December 2001): 46.
- ↑ Schofield, J. F. "The City of Gedi: Presidential Address." The South African Archaeological Bulletin vol. 10 no. 38 (June 1955): 35.
- ↑ James Kirkman, "Gedi", 8th edition, 1975, Rodwell Press
- ↑ Reynolds, David West. "Swahili Ghost Town." Archaeology vol. 54 no. 6 (November/December 2001): 44.
- ↑ "Nel continente nero", IMDb.com.
- ↑ "Nel continente nero", Allmovie.com
- ↑ Review of "Our Wild Sex in Malindi" on the site of public fund "Union of writers of Moscow", 2020
- ↑ Andrei Gusev “Our Wild Sex in Malindi”, 2020 (in Russian)
- ↑ «Наш жёсткий секс в Малинди» by Andrei Gusev, 2020