Ngong Road Forest
Ngong Road Forest is a forest in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,813 metres. Ngong Road Forest is situated nearby to the locality Racecouse, as well as near Kuwinda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nairobi War Cemetery and Bomas of Kenya.
Nairobi War Cemetery
Memorial
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.
The Nairobi War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the Second World War located in Nairobi, Kenya.
Bomas of Kenya
Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi, in Kenya. Bomas interpreted to mean displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. Bomas of Kenya is situated 2½ km southeast of Ngong Road Forest.
Karen Hospital
Hospital
The Karen Hospital is a private, multi-specialty hospital located in the Karen suburb of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city. The hospital has an in-patient bed capacity of 102. Karen Hospital is situated 3½ km southwest of Ngong Road Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodley and Kibera.
Woodley
Suburb
Woodley is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 4.4 kilometres west of the central business district. It generally a low-density suburb that lies north of Africa's largest slum, Kibera. Woodley is situated 3½ km northeast of Ngong Road Forest.
Kibera
Suburb
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kibera is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, 6.6 kilometres from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa. Kibera is situated 4½ km east of Ngong Road Forest.
Karen
Suburb
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse. Karen is situated 5 km west of Ngong Road Forest.
Ngong Road Forest
- Type: Forest
- Also known as: “Ngong” and “Ngong Road Forest Reserve”
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.32066° or 1° 19′ 14″ southLongitude
36.751° or 36° 45′ 4″ eastElevation
1,813 metres (5,948 feet)Open location code
6GCRMQH2+PCGeoNames ID
183582
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Localities in the Area
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