A kaya (plural makaya or kayas) is a sacred site of the Mijikenda people in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Often located within sacred forests, a...

approximately 30 kaya forests have been inscribed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests. Mijikenda people are also...

Turkey Kaya, Hopa, a village in Artvin Province, Turkey Kaya, Kyoto, a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Kaya (Mijikenda), a sacred...

Kalume (2004). "The Presentation and interpretation of ritual sites: The Mijikenda Kaya Case". Museum International. 56 (3): 8–14. doi:10.1111/j.1350-0775.2004...

of the Mijikenda people in Coast Province, Kenya. Fingo are believed to attract guardian spirits (djinns). It is commonly buried in the kaya (sacred...

Slave Trade. The museum also has cultural artifacts of the Mijikenda peoples. Among the Mijikenda ethnographic objects in the museum are a regalia, traditional...

the nine ethnic groups that make up the Mijikenda (which literally translates to "nine towns"). The Mijikenda occupy the coastal strip extending from...

their kayas within a protective setting. The historical accuracy of this myth is a point of controversy between those who believe that the Mijikenda originated...

square kilometre. The major communities living in Kilifi County include Mijikenda, Swahili, Bajuni, Indians, Arabs and Europeans. Kilifi County has a Christian...

Site". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 11 May 2023. Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests - UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Available from: https://whc...