Jumba la Mtwana is the site of historical structures and archaeological relics on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. Jumba la Mtwana is close to the Mtwapa Creek, at Malindi, in Kilifi county, north of Mombasa. It dates back to the fourteenth century. These Swahili ruins, just north of Mtwapa Creek, have as much archaeological grandeur as the more famous Gede ruins. Jumba la Mtwana in local language Swahili means ‘large house of the slaves’. It was built in the 14th century and supposedly abandoned in the 15th century. Its features include a mosque by the sea, a tomb and houses. The ruins give a serene yet spooky feeling. You’ll witness how nature and humans co-existed peacefully in the 14th century.