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  2. Khat - Wikipedia

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    Khat or qat, Catha edulis ( Amharic: ጫት ch’at; Oromo: Jimaa, Somali: qaad, jaat, khaad or khat, Arabic: القات al-qāt, Swahili: miraa, muguka, jaba or aluta) is a flowering plant native to eastern and southeastern Africa. [2] It has a history of cultivation originating in the Harar area (present day eastern Ethiopia) and subsequently ...

  3. Chuka, Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Chuka, Kenya. Coordinates: 0°20′S 37°39′E. Chuka University. Chuka is a town on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, in Kenya about 65 km south Of Meru Town. It falls within Tharaka-Nithi County and the former Eastern Province. Between 1992 and 2009, Chuka was the capital of Tharaka Nithi District (split off from Meru District).

  4. Indians in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Indians in Kenya predominantly live in the major urban areas of Nairobi and Mombasa, with a minority living in rural areas. According to the World Economic Forum, the population of Indians in Kenya numbered around 100,000 in 2015. [2] In 2017, Indians were recognised by the Government of Kenya as the nation's 44th tribe.

  5. Mutomo - Wikipedia

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    Mutomo. / -1.85; 38.2. Mutomo is an urban centre located in Kenya 's Kitui County. It is located in former Mutomo District of which Mutomo Town was its administrative centre. [1] It has a population of 17,000 inhabitants. [2] It is located about 70 km from Kitui and 230 km from Nairobi.

  6. South Asia - Wikipedia

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    South Asia. South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethnic - cultural terms. As commonly conceptualized, the modern states of South Asia include Afghanistan, [6] Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. [7]

  7. Chogoria - Wikipedia

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    Chogoria is a town located in Mwimbi Division of Tharaka-Nithi County of Kenya. It is located roughly 97 miles (about 186 km) from Nairobi. It is connected to the rest of the country by an all-weather, tarmacked road, the Meru-Nairobi highway. The closest town to Chogoria is Chuka. Other surrounding towns are Igoji, Nkubu, Meru and Embu.

  8. Mbeere people - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Mbeere or Ambeere people are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the former Mbeere District in the now-defunct Eastern Province of Kenya. According to the 2019 Kenya National census, there are 195,250 [1] Mbeere who inhabit an area of 2,093 km 2. They speak Kīmbeere language, a dialect of Embu, which is very similar to the languages ...

  9. Kilimani - Wikipedia

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    Kilimani is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Nairobi's central business district, within Westlands Sub-county. [2] It is north of Woodley; east of Kileleshwa, mainly separated by the Kirichwa River; the larger Kilimani sub-location encompasses the part of Upper Hill (contains Hurlingham and Caledonia estates), and the Kilimani ...