Nairobi Dam
The Nairobi Dam is an embankment dam on the Nairobi River in Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi Dam has an elevation of 1,762 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nairobi Wilson Airport and Carnivore.
Nairobi Wilson Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wilson Airport is an airport in Nairobi, Kenya. It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, serves domestic and many international destinations.
Carnivore
Restaurant
Photo: Paul Brockmeyer, CC BY 2.0.
Carnivore is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Carnivore's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kibera and Woodley.
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.
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 3 km northwest of Nairobi Dam.
South C
Suburb
South C or South Compton is an upper-class residential estate located in the southland area of Nairobi. South C lies next to Wilson Airport. It is bordered by South B to the north-east, Langata Estate to the west and the Nairobi National Park to the south. South C is situated 3 km east of Nairobi Dam.
Nairobi Dam
- Type: Body of water
- Description: dam in Nairobi, Nairobi River
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.31874° or 1° 19′ 8″ southLongitude
36.80092° or 36° 48′ 3″ eastElevation
1,762 metres (5,781 feet)Open location code
6GCRMRJ2+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 25739092OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Nairobi Dam” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سد نيروبي”
- Cebuano: “Nairobi Dam”
- Japanese: “ナイロビ・ダム”
- Swedish: “Nairobi Dam”
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