Ileret

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Ileret (also spelled Illeret) is a village in Marsabit District, Eastern Province, Kenya. It is located in Northern Kenya, on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana, north of Sibiloi National Park and near the Ethiopian border. Administratively, Ileret is a part of a ward of the same name, which is part of North Horr Constituency and Marsabit County Council.[1] Illeret is also an administrative location, with a population of 5,045, but the location covers much larger area than the central village.[2]

Numerous hominid fossils have been found near Ileret. 1.5 million old Homo erectus footprints were also found there [3] A field research camp is located in Ileret. Ileret has also an airfield.[4]

See also

  • Koobi Fora, a fossil site and field research camp 50 km south of Ileret

References

  1. ↑ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency
  2. ↑ information.go.ke: CDF allocation by sector and location (2003-6)
  3. ↑ BBC News, February 26, 2009: Earliest 'human footprints' found
  4. ↑ Turkana Basin Institute, April 21, 2008: TBI Ileret Field Station Fully Operational
Kenya Archaeological sites in Kenya
Sites

Coordinates: 4°19′N 36°13′E / 4.317°N 36.217°E / 4.317; 36.217

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