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Fort Jesus
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fort in Mombasa, Kenya
Fort Jesus, is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa. Fort Jesus is the only fort maintained by the Portuguese on the Swahili coast and is recognised as a testament to the first successful attempt by a Western power to establish influence over the Indian Ocean trade.
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Fort Jesus Road, Makadara/Mji Wa Kale ward, Mombasa, 80100
Coordinates: -4.06264, 39.67966
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