Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
forest sites, Kenya
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The Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests are a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kenya, designated in 2008. This designation encompasses several forests that contain the remnants of villages, known as kaya, which were once inhabited by the Mijikenda people. These forest sites are now considered sacred. The Mijikenda are also referred to as the Nyika people.1
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