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Discover Akala in Kenya

Akala in the region of Nyanza is a place located in Kenya - some 185 mi or ( 298 km ) North-West of Nairobi , the country's capital .

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Local time in Akala is now 04:04 PM (Saturday) . 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: Musoma, Moshi, Arusha, Yala, and Ramula. When in this area, you might want to check out Musoma . 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 Akala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lake Nakuru

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Kenya, Masai Mara - Leopard

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Interesting facts about this location

Urewe

The Urewe culture developed and spread in and around the Lake Victoria region of Africa during the African Iron Age. The culture's earliest dated artifacts are located in the Kagera Region of Tanzania, and it extended as far west as the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as far east as the Nyanza and Western provinces of Kenya, and north into Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Sites from the Urewe culture date from the Early Iron Age, from the 5th century BC to the 6th century AD.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -0.05 34.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Archaeology of Rwanda, Archaeology of Uganda, Archaeology of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, History of Burundi, History of Kenya, History of Rwanda, History of Tanzania, History of Uganda, History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kit-Mikayi

Kit-Mikayi (also spelled Kit Mikayi, Kitmikayi, and Kitmikaye) is a rock formation, a tor, around 40 m high situated about 29 km west of the town of Kisumu in western Kenya. It is about 1 km from the Kisumu-Bondo road. The sign board is on the gate of Kit Mikayi primary school and entrance is via N’gop-Ngeso primary school. Kit-mikayi means "the stone of the first woman", or "stone of the first wife", in Dholuo, the Luo language.

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Located at -0.12 34.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Landforms of Kenya, Nyanza Province, Visitor attractions in Kenya

Sawagongo High School

Sawagongo High School is a high school in Siaya District, Kenya. It is a Christian school, funded by the Anglican Church of Kenya.

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Located at 0.08 34.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Education in Nyanza Province, Schools in Kenya

Ndere Island

Ndere Island is a small island in Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria in Kenya. It was gazetted as the Ndere Island National Reserve in November 1986 and has since that time been uninhabited. Ndere means "meeting place" in Dholuo. According to Luo folklore, early tribal migrants rested up near Ndere after their long journey south up the Nile River Valley. They found the lush shoreline so pleasing that they stayed.

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Located at -0.22 34.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Islands of Kenya, Islands of Lake Victoria, National parks of Kenya, Protected areas established in 1986

Lela, Kenya

Lela is a small town in western Kenya near Lake Victoria. Elevation 1454m.

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Located at -0.03 34.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Kisumu District, Populated places in Nyanza Province