@factzenith_history: WHY IS MOMBASA CALLED MOMBASA? THE STRANGE STORY BEHIND KENYA’S OLDEST CITY Why does one of East Africa’s most famous coastal cities have the name Mombasa? And what does its older name, Mvita, actually mean? This short documentary explores the mysterious origins of the name Mombasa, the different names recorded for the city through history, and how its position on the Indian Ocean turned it into a major Swahili trading centre and a prize fought over by powerful empires. From medieval travellers to the Portuguese construction of Fort Jesus, Mombasa’s name is only one part of a much bigger story. #Mombasa #KenyaHistory #AfricanHistor

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zube hamsin :

it was called mvita not mavita

2026-09-08 11:15:18

Lawrence :

Ibin-batata ge never been in Mombasa the real name Mombasa is an Arabic word means Minbas translation is War or problem and then translated Mvita war that was the right thing

2026-09-06 13:35:19

sta26696 :

mvita means isle of war my father n his brother picked up cannon balls as kids in mvita we still have our house there .

2026-09-05 17:01:34

Wilkomms :

Mvita

2026-09-10 01:13:37

3nd1322 :

😂😂😂😂😂 mom+basa

2026-09-07 18:11:52

Wycliffe Makasembo :

no explanation at all just blah blah

2026-09-05 06:19:22

Jimmi Gathu :

Mvita....not Mavita

2026-08-31 23:10:55

Famaubafundi :

It's "Mambasa" and not "Mombasa".

2026-09-04 17:24:59

user9144589970684 :

mvita

2026-09-07 02:16:42

Joe David Elias. Zaver :

Mombasa is not an Iland its conected to the Main land if it cuold be so then it could be different Situation like now.

2026-09-09 16:02:43

user9815127674596 :

U LIE Fort jesus was not build by Portgeise ...N it was

2026-09-09 11:09:45

Fathiya Swaleh :

😳😳😳

2026-09-08 07:46:58

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