Kandi

Kandi is a stream in Kajiado County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,792 metres. Kandi is situated nearby to the locality Ol Keri, as well as near Park View.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karen Blixen Museum and Giraffe Centre.

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 north of Kandi.

Giraffe Centre

Zoo

Photo: Hdahlmo, CC BY 2.5.

The Giraffe Centre is a wildlife conservation facility located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established to protect the vulnerable Rothschild's giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. Giraffe Centre is situated 3 km east of Kandi.

Giraffe Manor

Hotel

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Giraffe Manor is a small, boutique hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya which, together with the AFEW Giraffe Centre, serves as a home to a number of endangered Nubian giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies. Giraffe Manor is situated 3 km east of Kandi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matathia and Ongata Rongai.

Matathia

Village

Matathia is a village in Kiambu County in the western Rift Valley region of Kenya. It is located in the Kimende area of Lari Constituency. Matathia is situated 4 km southwest of Kandi.

Ongata Rongai

Town

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Ongata Rongai is a town located in Kajiado North, Kajiado County, Kenya. The town is situated 17 km south of the Nairobi CBD, East of the Ngong hills, and within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan Region. Ongata Rongai is situated 4 km east of Kandi.

Kiserian

Town

Photo: Thagana peters, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kiserian is a town in Kenya's Rift Valley Province, Kajiado County. Kiserian Town is bordered by Ongata Rongai, Ngong Town, Enoomatasiani Town and Kisamis Town. Kiserian is situated 6 km southwest of Kandi.

Kandi

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Kandis”
Category: body of water
Location: Kajiado County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.38333° or 1° 23′ south

Longitude

36.71667° or 36° 43′ east

Elevation

1,792 metres (5,879 feet)

Open location code

6GCRJP88+MM

GeoNames ID

194505

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