Karen
Karen is an estate in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,834 metres. Karen is situated nearby to the locality Faulkner’s Vlei, as well as near Kuwinda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hillcrest School and Karen Hospital.
Hillcrest School
School
Hillcrest School, also known as Hillcrest International Schools, is a British private international day and boarding school located in Nairobi, Kenya. Established in 1965 as a pre-school, the school has grown to now encompass Hillcrest Early Years, Hillcrest Preparatory School and Hillcrest Secondary School.
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 Blixen Museum
Museum
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Karen Blixen Museum, located 10 km outside of Nairobi, Kenya, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate. Karen Blixen Museum is situated 3½ km southwest of Karen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karen and Waithaka.
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 3 km west of Karen.
Waithaka
Village
Waithaka is a settlement in Nairobi. Located within the Dagoretti area, it is approximately 11 km west of Nairobi central business district. It borders near Mutuini. Waithaka is situated 6 km north of Karen.
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 6 km northeast of Karen.
Karen
- Type: Estate
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.33166° or 1° 19′ 54″ southLongitude
36.73367° or 36° 44′ 1″ eastElevation
1,834 metres (6,017 feet)Open location code
6GCRMP9M+8FGeoNames ID
193800
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