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Nairobi (/ n aɪ ˈ r oʊ b i / 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 initial plan of Nairobi included two wide streets, First Station Road and Victoria Street. [ 1] The road was named after Queen Victoria, then head of state of the East Africa Protectorate. The street was renamed after Tom Mboya to honour and commemorate the assassinated politician. A monument in his honour is erected on Moi Avenue (formerly ...
Eastleigh was founded in 1921. At this time, it was formally called Nairobi East Township. While the colonial government originally tried to segregate citizens by race and ethnicity, failures at doing so in the Eastleigh neighbourhood more or less stopped the practice under colonial rule, so class became the general segregating factor afterwards. [4]
Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya. Coordinates. 1°17′12″S 36°49′04″E / 1.286789°S 36.817833°E / -1.286789; 36.817833. Type. Art Gallery. The Nairobi Gallery (Swahili: Nyumba ya sanaa ya Nairobi) is an art gallery located an at the edge of the Nairobi central business district. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing African ...
The tallest building in the city is the new 32- storey, 200 metres (660 ft) Britam Towers. The second-tallest building in the city is the 31- storey, 184 metres (604 ft) GTC Office Tower. [1] The most recent skyscrapers to be constructed are Prism Tower, Le'Mac and FCB Mirhab Tower. Nairobi's history of towers began with the IPS Building (1967 ...
The first post office in Nairobi was based here, and tourists still leave messages and advertisements. [24] From 1996 to 2021, the forum of the largest travel guide book publisher, Lonely Planet, was named the "Thorn Tree travel forum" after this tree. [25] The Pool Deck Restaurant is located adjacent to the hotel's rooftop pool on the fifth floor.
On September 1, 2009, Google announced that it started collecting images in South Africa for Google Maps Street View. [9] Google is currently driving around South Africa in Toyota Priuses, taking photographs of locations in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London.
The building is located at Moktar Daddah Street in the central business district of Nairobi. [3] The coordinates of the building are:1°16'57.0"S, 36°48'56.0"E (Latitude:−1.282491; Longitude:36.815562).