East Africa
Kenya
Nairobi County

Karanja

Karanja is a village in , and has an elevation of 1,753 metres. Karanja is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nairobi Wilson Airport and Yaya Centre.

Aerodrome
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Wilson Airport is an in , . It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, , serves domestic and many international destinations. is situated 3½ km southeast of Karanja.

Shopping center
Yaya is a shopping centre located in Hurlingham in , 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.

Pitch
The is a rugby union located on the Ngong Road in , . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibera and Woodley.

Suburb
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a division and neighbourhood of , , 6.6 kilometres from the city centre. is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa.

Suburb
is a residential neighbourhood in the city of . 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, .

Suburb
is a mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of . is situated 2½ km north of Karanja.

Karanja

Latitude
-1.31078° or 1° 18′ 39″ south
Longitude
36.78339° or 36° 47′ 0″ east
Elevation
1,753 metres (5,751 feet)
Open location code
6GCRMQQM+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48161453
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8463967
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