Kibera
in Nairobi, Kenya
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Nairobi Wilson Airport (2 mi) - Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (10 mi)
- Nyeri Airport (67 mi)
- Nakuru Airport (83 mi)
- Nanyuki Airport (88 mi)
- Amboseli Airport (97 mi)
- Mara Lodges Airport (116 mi)
- Mara Serena Lodge Airstrip (123 mi)
- Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
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Kilimanjaro National Park (Unesco heritage, 119 mi) - Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Unesco heritage, 134 mi)
- Kampi ya Simba (observation point, (7 mi)
- Kampi ya Ndege (observation point, (5 mi)
- Kampi ya Fisi (observation point, (6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -1.317 and 36.783 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -1° 19' 0" and E 36° 46' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shilling - KES
- Spoken languages:
- English, Swahili
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:33 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:12 am and 6:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.819 and -140.068 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Anaho - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Kenya.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Kenya. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Kibera
Kibera in Nairobi is located in Kenya a little south-west of Nairobi, the country's capital town.
Current time in Kibera is now 11:33 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Nairobi with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Kibera, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Kenya is Nairobi Wilson Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Kenya is Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest in a distance of 108 mi (or 174 km), North. We encountered 3 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and Murang'a. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 51% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Palacina The Residence & The Suites
Mara Plains Camp
DoubleTree by Hilton Nairobi
Sarova Woodlands Hotel & Spa
InterContinental Hotels NAIROBI
Southern Sun Mayfair
Eka Hotel
Royal Tulip Canaan
MELTONIA LUXURY SUITES
Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Hurlingham
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
House Hunting - 06/14/2011
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Hilton Hotel in Kenya
Out side my school.
For the Lonely Planet! ..deaf trip in Kenya
KAKA, DML.
Silanga sanitation project in Kibera, Kenya
Over 1 million people live in Kibera, one of the largest and most desperate informal settlement areas in the world. A lack of access to clean water and adequate sanitation poses huge health...
Glory Safaris - Kenya
A description on Glory Safaris that covers An excursion , Wildlife Safari and a Beach Holiday.
Kibera in Our Hearts
Slide Presentation from the Remnant's mission trip to Kibera in August 2007. This slideshow was created to show others the realities of Kibera.
Full Sanitary Pads Documentary (2008)
Let's talk about it! Menstruation is generally a taboo topic, and sanitary pads unaffordable. Because of this, girls face many problems due to a lack of sanitary pads, from missing school...
How the sexy world's rich don’t live – World’s sexiest, happiest, & poorest
The poorest 40% of the world's population get 5% of global income. The richest 20% get 75% of world income. Nearly 2.6 billion people lack basic sanitation (see what this looks like at the...
Nairobi drive 5
Nightly transport through Nairobi, heading for the Carnivore.
Kibera Waste Management Centre
This is a CBC documentary on the building of the Kibera Waste Management Centre in the Kibera Slum in Nairobi, Kenya in 2008. The project was undertaken by the Soweto Youth Group with the ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
Carnivore (restaurant)
Carnivore is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Carnivore's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet. They serve a wide variety of meat and are famous for their game meat. It is a popular tourist destination. In 1999, the restaurant seated 350 people and the restaurant's 330 employees served over 1000 people per day. The game, including giraffe, wildebeest, ostrich and crocodile, is raised on Hopcraft Ranch, 25 miles outside Nairobi.
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".
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.
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.
Nairobi Dam
The Nairobi Dam is an embankment dam on the Nairobi River in Nairobi, Kenya.
These districts belong to Kibera.
- Ayany
- Civil Servants
- Fort Jesus
- Gatwekera
- Kambi Muru
- Karanja
- Kisumu Ndogo
- Makina
- Moi
- Ngei
- Olympic
- Otiende
- Raila
- Rubia
- Southlands Park
- Soweto West
- Uhuru Gardens
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Kibera.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kibera.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kibera Special Settlement Area, Kibera, キベラ, კიბერა, 키베라, Кибера, Кібера, 基贝拉贫民窟
