| Ruins of Gedi | |
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 Ruins of the Great Mosque at Gedi | |
| Location | Kilifi County, Kenya |
| Coordinates | 3°18′34″S 40°01′02″E / 3.3094°S 40.0172°E |
  Location of the ruins of Gedi | |
The ruins of Gedi (also known as Gede) are a historical and archaeological site on the Indian Ocean coast in Kenya near of Malindi.
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. Gedi was abandoned in the middle of the seventeenth century.
The Gedi ruins were first discovered by colonialists in 1884 after a British resident of Zanzibar, Sir John Kirk, visited the site. However, Gedi remained unknown to most of British East Africa's colonists until the 1920s.
Most of the Gedi Ruins were spatially documented in 2010. A 3D model can be viewed here.
Gedi was made a historic monument in 1927. The site was declared a protected monument in 1929. Gedi and the surrounding forest was declared a national park in 1948. The site is currently administered by the museum's Department of Coastal Archaeology of Kenya.
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