Karen

Karen is a suburb of in , lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the and is home to the Ngong Racecourse.
Wikipedia
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: affluent suburb of Nairobi in Kenya
  • Also known as: “Karen, Kenya”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Karen Blixen Museum and Karen Hospital.

Museum
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , located 10 km outside… is situated 3 km south of Karen.

Hospital
The is a private, multi-specialty… is situated 2½ km east of Karen.

College
The , Kenya is a training… is situated 3 km north of Karen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waithaka and Kagondo.

Village
is a settlement in . is situated 5 km north of Karen.

Village
The Central Province was a region in central … is situated 7 km north of Karen.

Town
Photo: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town near the along the Great… is situated 7 km southwest of Karen.

Karen

Latitude
-1.32838° or 1° 19′ 42″ south
Longitude
36.70497° or 36° 42′ 18″ east
Elevation
1,824 metres (5,984 feet)
Open location code
6GCRMPC3+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30031183
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
193802
Wiki­data ID
Q4131979
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Karen” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Karen”
  • Dutch: “Karen”
  • German: “Karen”
  • Irish: “Karen”
  • Japanese: “カレン”
  • Malayalam: “കാരെൻ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karen”
  • Norwegian: “Karen”
  • Russian: “Карен”
  • Spanish: “Karen”
  • Swahili: “Karen, Kenya”
  • Swahili: “Karen”
  • Swedish: “Karen, Kenya”
  • Swedish: “Karen”
  • Ukrainian: “Карен (передмістя)”
  • Ukrainian: “Карен”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mutuini and Embulbul.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Faith Evangelistic Ministry Family Church and Karen Surgery.

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