Ngong Forest

Ngong Forest is one of the few natural forests in the capital city of Kenya. It is located along Ngong Road, 6 kilometres from Nairobi's central business district.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include RFUEA Ground and Bomas of Kenya.

RFUEA Ground

Stadium

The RFUEA Ground is a rugby union stadium located on the Ngong Road in Nairobi, Kenya. It was purpose built to be the home of the national team and to serve as the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union of Kenya. RFUEA Ground is situated 1½ km north of Ngong Forest.

Bomas of Kenya

Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi, in Kenya. Bomas interpreted to mean displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. Bomas of Kenya is situated 2½ km south of Ngong Forest.

Raila Odinga International Stadium

Sports venue

Raila Odinga International Stadium, also Talanta Sports Stadium or Talanta Sports City, is a sports stadium under construction in the city of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Raila Odinga International Stadium is situated 2½ km northwest of Ngong Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodley and Kibera.

Woodley

Quarter

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.

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 and most studied slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa.

Laini Saba

Quarter

Laini Saba is a slum of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. It belongs to the major slum of Kibera. As for Lindi, another village within Kibera, its population is estimated at 100,000. Laini Saba is situated 2½ km east of Ngong Forest.

Ngong Forest

Type: Clinic
Description: park in Kenya
Categories: park and health care
Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.31572° or 1° 18′ 57″ south

Longitude

36.7721° or 36° 46′ 20″ east

Elevation

1,759 metres (5,771 feet)

Open location code

6GCRMQMC+PR

GeoNames ID

8463509

Wikidata ID

Q30623599

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Igbo to Kinyarwanda—“Ngong Forest” goes by many names.

Igbo: “Oké ọhịa Ngong”
Japanese: “ンゴング・ロード・フォレスト”
Kinyarwanda: “Ishyamba rya Ngong”

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