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.
Yaya Centre
Shopping center
Yaya is a shopping centre located in Hurlingham in Nairobi, Kenya. The establishment had been an asset for the Nicholas Biwott business empire until 2023 when it was announced that the Kantaria family had acquired it at undisclosed amount. Yaya Centre is situated 3 km northeast 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 slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa.
Hurlingham
Suburb
Hurlingham is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 2.5 kilometres west of the central business district. Hurlingham is situated 3½ km northeast 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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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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