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nairobi .go .ke. Nairobi ( / naɪˈroʊbi / ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to 'place of cool waters', a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census.
The Standard is one of the largest newspapers in Kenya with a 48% market share. It is the oldest newspaper in the country and is owned by The Standard Group, which also runs the Kenya Television Network (KTN), Radio Maisha, The Nairobian (a weekly tabloid), KTN News and Standard Digital which is its online platform.
Nairobi fly is the common name for two species of rove beetle in the genus Paederus, native to East Africa originating from Tanzania. [1] The beetles contain a corrosive substance known as pederin, which can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin. [2] [3] Because of these burns, the Nairobi fly is sometimes referred to as a ...
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Nubia ( / ˈnjuːbiə /) ( Nobiin: Nobīn, [2] Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized :an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan ), or more strictly, Al Dabbah.
Nobatia / noʊˈbeɪʃə / or Nobadia ( / noʊˈbeɪdiə /; Greek: Νοβαδία, Nobadia; Old Nubian: ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̅ Migin or ⲙⲓⲅⲓⲧⲛ︦ ⲅⲟⲩⲗ, Migitin Goul lit. " of Nobadia's land " [1]) was a late antique kingdom in Lower Nubia. Together with the two other Nubian kingdoms, Makuria and Alodia, it succeeded the kingdom of ...
I&M Bank Tower Nairobi. / -1.284723; 36.820000. The I&M Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Nairobi, Kenya 's capital and largest city. [1] It was designed and constructed by Laxmanbhai Construction LTD and designed by Planning Systems Services Ltd under Lee Hun Wan & Sons. Its original design was drawn from Amsterdam's whirl shaped traditional modeling.
Sarah Waiswa. Sarah Waiswa is a documentary and portrait photographer born in Uganda and based in Nairobi, Kenya. She won the 2016 Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Award for a series that explored albino persecution in sub-Saharan Africa. She was also recognized by the 2015 Uganda Press Photo Awards.