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District of Dagoretti
Nairobi - Kenya

Kenya

Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a sovereign state in East Africa. The capital and largest city is Nairobi. Kenya lies on the equator with the Indian Ocean to the south-east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km and has a population of about 43½ million in early 2013. The country is named after Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa.

Located at -1.26667, 36.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Kenya, Countries in Africa, Bantu countries and territories, Countries of the Indian Ocean, East Africa, English-speaking countries and territories, G15 nations, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Republics, States and territories established in 1963, Swahili-speaking countries and territories, Member states of the United Nations, Commonwealth republics

Kibera

Kibera is a division of Nairobi Area, Kenya, and neighbourhood of the city of Nairobi, 5 kilometres from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and the largest urban slum in Africa. The 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census reports Kibera's population as 170,070, contrary to previous estimates of one or two million people.

Located at -1.31667, 36.7833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Nairobi, Shanty towns, Slums in Africa

Bomas of Kenya

Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi. Bomas (homesteads) displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. It was established by the government in 1971 as a subsidiary company of Kenya Tourist Development Corporation as a tourist attraction. It also wanted to preserve, maintain and promote rich and diverse cultural values of various tribal groups of Kenya.

Located at -1.33694, 36.7692 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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1971 establishments in Kenya, Museums in Kenya, Nairobi

Hillcrest School (Nairobi, Kenya)

Hillcrest Secondary School, Nairobi, Kenya, was founded in 1975, and was owned by politician Kenneth Matiba. It is situated on a 35-acre site in the Nairobi suburb of Karen. The school caters for the international, professional, and local business communities.

Located at -1.33849, 36.7421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Schools in Kenya, Education in Nairobi, Educational institutions established in 1975

State House (Kenya)

State House is the official residence of the President of Kenya. It was originally known as Government House. This building was built in 1907 in Nairobi to serve as the official residence of the Governor of British East Africa when Kenya was a British Colony. The governor would conduct his official functions at the old Provincial Commissioner’s office (now a national monument) next to Nyayo House and then retire to Government House for the day.

Located at -1.2828, 36.8029 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1907, Official residences in Kenya, Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth, Presidential palaces, Buildings and structures in Nairobi, Kenya Colony

Safari Sevens

The Safari Sevens, known as the Safaricom Sevens after main sponsors Safaricom (previously the Tusker Safari Sevens after the flagship product of the then sponsors East African Breweries Ltd) is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in Kenya. The tournament is run by the Kenya Rugby Football Union. The competition is promoted as being Africa's premier rugby sevens tournament drawing crowds of over 20,000 to the weekend event.

Located at -1.3015, 36.7717 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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African rugby union competitions, Kenyan rugby union competitions, Rugby sevens competitions, Sport in Nairobi

Kianda School

Kianda School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls day school located in the Westlands area of Nairobi, Kenya. The school was opened in 1977 by The Kianda Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to better Kenyan women's lives through education and Christian values. The school began with 40 students but has now grown to a student body of about 900 in both its primary and secondary school sections.

Located at -1.26516, 36.7578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Girls' schools in Kenya, Schools in Kenya, Education in Nairobi, Educational institutions established in 1977

Nairobi School

Nairobi School is a national secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya. It was founded in 1902 by the British settlers who had made Nairobi their home after the construction of the Uganda Railway. In 1925 Lord Delamere and Sir Edward Grigg, then Governor of Kenya, separated the European Nairobi School into a senior boys school (Prince of Wales School), senior girls school (Kenya High School) and a junior school (Nairobi Primary School).

Located at -1.2585, 36.7663 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Nairobi, Schools in Kenya, Herbert Baker buildings

Strathmore School

Strathmore School is Kenya's first multi-racial school established in 1961 in the Lavington area of Nairobi district. It began as a residential Sixth Form College offering British-styled A-level courses and in 1963 switched from the Cambridge School Certificate Examination to the London GCE. In 1977 it became a full-fledged Secondary school. In 1988, the school began offering education under the KCSE - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - curricula which it follows to date.

Located at -1.26936, 36.7768 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in Kenya, Education in Nairobi, Educational institutions established in 1961

Lavington, Nairobi

Lavington is a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. It is a high income residential estate located northwest of the city centre. Lavington belongs to the Westlands administrative division of Nairobi. The bulk of the area now known as Lavington was originally the St Austins Mission established by the French Holy Ghost Fathers. The Strathmore School, Saint Mary's, Loreto Convent school, Braeburn High School, Lavington Primary School and Rusinga School are located in Lavington.

Located at -1.28056, 36.7694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Nairobi

Lenana School

Lenana School is a high school in Nairobi, Kenya. It was formed in 1949 by colonial governor Philip Euen Mitchell in 1949, known then as the Duke of York School (the actual bell from HMS Duke of York can still be seen mounted at the front school parade ground between the school chapel and the hall). The first students were briefly housed at the then British colonial Governor's House which is the current State House as they waited for the school's completion.

Located at -1.30025, 36.7282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Nairobi, Boarding schools in Kenya, Educational institutions established in 1949

Nairobi Hospital

The Nairobi Hospital is a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. It was built as a European Hospital, as Kenya was then a British colony. It was later renamed The Nairobi Hospital. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:-1.295438|36.805121 |type:edu|||||| |primary |name= }}

Located at -1.29544, 36.8051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hospitals with year of establishment missing, Hospitals in Nairobi

St. Mary's School, Nairobi

Saint Mary's School, commonly known as just Saints, is a day school owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi.

Located at -1.26481, 36.7789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Education in Nairobi, Schools in Kenya, International Baccalaureate schools in Kenya, Educational institutions established in 1939, Roman Catholic schools in Kenya, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Kenya

Braeburn High School

Braeburn High School is an international School in Nairobi, Kenya. The School follows British National Curriculum. Braeburn High School has over 300 students. It is located in Lavington suburb of Nairobi. Adjacent to the school is Braeburn School, a primary school. These are owned by the Braeburn Group, which also operates Braeburn College (Nairobi), Mombasa International School, Kisumu International School and Braeburn School Arusha (in Tanzania).

Located at -1.28923, 36.7561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in Kenya, Education in Nairobi

Jaffery Sports Club Ground

The Jaffery Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground situated in Nairobi, Kenya. It hosted its first ODI international during the 2007 World Cricket League in Kenya. The Ground is owned by a sect of the Muslim community in Nairobi. Hence most of the players in the Club team are Islamic. This club plays host to the matches of the Nairobi Jaffery Sports Club from the Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association.

Located at -1.27622, 36.7689 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sport in Nairobi, Cricket grounds in Kenya

Nairobi Club Ground

The Nairobi Club Ground is a multi-use sports venue in Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya. It is the oldest cricket ground in Kenya, and was the first to get a turf wicket, which was laid by Don Pringle, who played for East Africa in the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

Located at -1.29694, 36.81 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sport in Nairobi, Cricket grounds in Kenya

Kenyatta National Hospital

Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi is the oldest hospital in Kenya. Founded in 1901 with a bed capacity of 40 as the Native Civil hospital, it was renamed the King George VI in 1952. At that time the settler community were served by the nearby European Hospital. It was renamed Kenyatta National Hospital -- after Jomo Kenyatta -- following independence from the British. It is currently the largest referral and teaching hospital in the country.

Located at -1.30069, 36.807 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Hospitals established in 1901, Hospitals in Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta

Ngong Racecourse

Ngong Racecourse is a racecourse in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the main and currently only thoroughbred racing venue in Kenya. It is located along the Ngong Road near the Lenana School and next to The Nairobi Business Park, beside Ngong Road Forest. It is operated by the Jockey Club of Kenya. The racecourse was opened 1954, when it replaced the old racecourse in Kariokor, near Nairobi CBD.

Located at -1.30972, 36.7431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Horse racing venues, Sport in Nairobi, Sports venues in Kenya

Nairobi Women's Hospital

The Nairobi Women's Hospital is an hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, that is focused in women's and children's healthcare. The hospital was founded in 2001 by Dr. Sam Thenya and is the first of its kind in the East and Central Africa region. Even if is specialized in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the hospital is well equipped and staffed to handle all general medical and surgical conditions. Its tagline is: "We understand today's woman and her child and we prove that everyday".

Located at -1.29386, 36.7961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in Nairobi, Women in Kenya

Braeside High School

Braeside High School is a high school in Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya, operated by Braeburn Schools Kenya Limited. It is a co-educational international day school which charges fees, is open to students of all backgrounds, and uses the British National Curriculum.

Located at -1.28677, 36.7657 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dagoretti

Dagoretti refers to an area in western Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Administratively it is one of eight divisions of Nairobi. The Dagoretti division is divided into six Locations. The electoral Dagoretti Constituency has the same boundaries as Dagoretti division.

Located at -1.3, 36.7667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Suburbs of Nairobi

Kenya High School

The Kenya High School is a public girl's high school located in Kileleshwa suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. The school was established in 1908 as the European Girls' School. It was renamed to The Kenya High School upon independence in 1963. The school enrolls about 800 students annually. It is a day school but some students live in dormitories.

Located at -1.27459, 36.7817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Education in Nairobi, Schools in Kenya

RFUEA Ground

The RFUEA Ground is a rugby union stadium located on the Ngong Road in Nairobi, Kenya. It was purpose built to be the home of the national team and to serve as the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union of Kenya (RFUK). Coincidentally, the RFUEA ground has another parallel with Twickenham Stadium in the United Kingdom in that it also serves as the home ground for the Kenya Harlequin Football Club, just as their sister club the London Harlequins once played at Twickenham.

Located at -1.30139, 36.7714 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Rugby union stadiums in Kenya, Rugby union in Kenya, Sport in Nairobi

Dagoretti High School

Dagoretti High School is a high school in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi county, Kenya. It is 16 Kilometres from Nairobi City centre along the Nairobi-Kikuyu Road. It is a Provincial School. The School has five streams (as from 2008) E, W, N, S, A..... i.e. Form 1 w,Form 1 E...e.t. c It is a boarding school with a student population of roughly 900. est 1962 by Nihat Ahmed the Somali Emparor

Located at -1.27554, 36.7136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Schools in Kenya

Nairobi Dam

The Nairobi Dam is an embankment dam on the Nairobi River in Nairobi, Kenya.

Located at -1.3175, 36.8061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Dams in Kenya, Embankment dams, Buildings and structures in Nairobi, Dams completed in 1953