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Discover Karura in Kenya

Karura in the region of Central is a place located in Kenya - some 9 mi or ( 14 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Karura

Local time in Karura is now 06:57 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, and Thimbigua. When in this area, you might want to check out Mwanza . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Karura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Wild Elephants of Kenya

9:39 min by PachydermPowerNP
Views: 39080 Rating: 4.74

Elephants in the wild and baby orphan elephants playing in the mud in Kenya at the Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary and Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage. Video taped by elephant conservationist, Kristal Park ..

America Votes: McCain campaign in Florida

2:39 min by NTVKenya
Views: 17355 Rating: 3.67

McCain campaign in Florida ..


Gunmen kill hundreds and hold others hostage in India

1:22 min by NTVKenya
Views: 4302 Rating: 3.00

Gunmen attack Indian city ..

Flight Mara Serena airstrip to Nairobi / Wilson airport / Kenya

4:16 min by fluglehrer
Views: 2571 Rating: 4.50

end of a great safari with sunworld-safari.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

International School of Kenya

The International School of Kenya (or ISK), is an international school for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 located on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in 1976 and has a 25 hectare campus. Th campus used to be a large coffee plantation, and today, only a few of the original buildings remain. Students can study for a North American High school diploma or the International Baccalaureate Diploma. It is accredited by the MSA, and is the largest international school in Nairobi.

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Located at -1.23 36.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Education in Nairobi, Educational institutions established in 1976, International Baccalaureate schools in Kenya, Schools in Kenya

Kabete

Kabete is a town just outside Nairobi borders in the Central Province of Kenya. Administratively, Kabete is a location in the Kikuyu division of the Kiambu District. Kabete is also name for one of the five constituencies in the Kiambu district. Kabete and its environs is inhabited mostly by Kikuyu people. Kabete location has a total population of 29308. A study in 2005 revealed that Kabete constituency has the lowest poverty rate in Kenya http://www. ilri.

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Located at -1.27 36.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Kiambu District, Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

Kikuyu, Kenya

Kikuyu is a town in the Central Province of Kenya. The town is located 20 km northwest of central Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Kikuyu hosts a town council and an administrative division in the Kiambu District. It is about 20 minutes from Nairobi via a number of routes, including a dual carriage road, and it has a railway station on the Uganda Railway. Transport to the capital and other places is available in form of matatus, minibuses and trains.

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Located at -1.25 36.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Kiambu District, Populated places in Central Province (Kenya)

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

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Located at -1.28 36.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Schools in Kenya

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).

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Located at -1.26 36.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Education in Nairobi, Herbert Baker buildings, Schools in Kenya