Githurai
Githurai is a composition of densely populated, urban, mixed-use settlements located at the border of Nairobi County and Kiambu County along the Thika Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moi International Sports Centre and Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Moi International Sports Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Eriksson1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Moi International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. The facilities include a 48,063-seat stadium with a running track and a pitch used for football and rugby union, a competition size swimming pool, an indoor arena and a 108-bed capacity hotel. Moi International Sports Centre is situated 4 km southwest of Githurai.
Kamiti Maximum Security Prison
Prison
Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is a prison in Nairobi, Kenya. The prison is within Kasarani District, bordering Kiambu County. Originally named "Kamiti Downs", it sits in the middle of its own 490-hectare estates which lie fallow and untended. Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is situated 4 km northwest of Githurai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zimmerman and Kasarani.
Zimmerman
Suburb
Zimmerman is a mixed-use and residential suburb of the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Kasarani area, it is approximately 13 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road.
Kasarani
Suburb
Kasarani is a mixed-use neighbourhood in northeast Nairobi. Kasarani is also used in reference to the city's second most populated sub-county with the same name, encompasing various neighbourhoods in the northeastern areas of Nairobi. Kasarani is situated 3½ km southwest of Githurai.
Roysambu
Suburb
Roysambu is a commercial and residential suburb of the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Kasarani area, it is approximately 11 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road. Roysambu is situated 4 km southwest of Githurai.
Githurai
- Type: Town
- Description: place in Nairobi County & Kiambu County, Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.20324° or 1° 12′ 12″ southLongitude
36.91667° or 36° 55′ eastElevation
1,544 metres (5,066 feet)Open location code
6GCRQWW8+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 677844262OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Tamil—“Githurai” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Githurai”
- Swahili: “Githurai”
- Tamil: “githurai”
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Highlights include Githurai Open Market and Githurai Market.
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