Mombasa Current to
Historic names of Roads/ Streets, some may have changed multiple times, that may not be noted here…
Old Town/ Arab To
Historically Old Town
was called Arab Town
1) Nkurumah Road-Fort Jesus Road.. Main road, Trolly
road,.Kilindini Road ...by Jubilee Hall further West was Macdonnald Terrace area
2) Makadara Road….off Salim Road, East is Police Station-Naaz Cinema area
3) Makutubu Road off Makadara road travelling North Easterly
4) Samburu Road- Rogers Road ..Mlango wa Kuinama starts at (West Gate area)
5) Old Kilindini Road (East)- Old Kilindini Road-off Salim Road…at North of Konzi Mosque goes towards East passing Samburu Road and joins Ndia Kuu(Old Town)
6) Wachangamwe Street, off Samburu Road in-between Old Kilindini Road and Nehru Road
7) Kibokoni Road-Kibokoni Road off Makadara Road.. opposite Makadara police joins Old Kilindini Road Rogers Road-
8) Thika Road-Nyeri Street-Graufor Street
9) Old Kilindini Road (West)
10) Ndia Kuu Road- Ndia Kuu.
11) Biashara St- Bazaar street-Nehru Road-Commercial (West)
Biashara St-Bazaar street-Nehru Road-Commercial (East)
12) Mzizmwa Road - Marie Louse Road
13) Kitui Road-Amdama Street
14) Mwea Tabere is off Ndia Kuu Road opposite Levan House
15) Government Square , close by was Old Station Road that had the Tram line run along and between Kilindini/Treasury
Square area and the first ever Mombasa Rail services.
16) Sir Mbrak Hinawy
Road-Mbarak Hinawy-Vasco da Gama St
17) Kuze Road-Kuze Road-Joins Commercial St East off Nehru Road-
Kaunda Avenue-Cliff avenue -ran down Southerly from half way Nkurumah Road and down towards Mzimle-Mvita Road-Queensway
Jivanjee Road-Off Nkurumah Road (starts South) behind Makadara Police Station (ends up North)
Digo Road - Salim Road South
Abdel Nassar Road-Salim Road North (Bondeni area)
Moi Avenue- Kilindini Road
Kenyatta Avenue- Macupa Road
Haile Selassie Road -Station Road-
Nyerere Avenue- Prince Charles Street-
Mbaraki Road-Mbaraki Road
Tom Mboya Road-Port Tudor Road
Archbishop Mackarios Road-Ganjoni Road
Mama Ngina Drive-Azania Drive
Koinage Road-Arab Road
Pramukh Swami Maharaj Rd - Seyyid Said Street
Swangeluru Road-Ziwani
Road
Sheikh Abdullah F Road-Buxton Road
Lumumbwa Road-Baracuta Road (Bridge Street)
Miji Kenda Street-Shimanzi Road
Mwembe Tiyari Road –Mwembe Tiyari Road off Macupa Road (West)
Mvita Road-Queensway
Macupa Causeway- Macupa Bridge, Macupa
Magadishu Road- Zanzibar Road
Makande Road- Makande Road- Shimanzi area
Kisauni Road-Starts Along Memon Villa adjoining Macupa Rd and ending at Tudor Road (Buxton Road) Sheikh Abdullah F Road
Mama Ngina drive-Ras Serani Drive
Shimanzi Road-Shimanzi Road
Beira Road-Beira Road
Zanzibar Road-Zanzibar Road
Dar-e-Salaam road-Dar-e-Salaam Road
Mozambique Road-Mozimbique Road
Liwatoni Road -Liwatoni Road
Tangana Road-Tangana Road
Majengo Road-Kinyozi Road
Kirinyaga Road/Swlenguru Road-Ziwani Road
Wakauma Avenue-Thompson Avenue
Obote Avenue-Rassaad Road
Rassini Road-Rassini Road
Basheikh Road -Basheikh Road
Mji Mpaya-Mnazi Moja
Old Town area historical buildings and road map
https://www.museums.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/old-town-map.pdf