Salvation Army
Salvation Army is a church in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,613 metres. Salvation Army is situated nearby to the suburb Ruaraka, as well as near Kariobangi.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Protestant
- Also known as: “Salvation army”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moi Air Base and Mathari Hospital.
Moi Air Base
Aerodrome
Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force.
Mathari Hospital
Hospital
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital is the only public psychiatric hospital in Kenya. It has capacity for 700 patients and is located near the slum area of Mathare district of Nairobi. Mathari Hospital is situated 2½ km west of Salvation Army.
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 northeast of Salvation Army.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruaraka and Kariobangi.
Ruaraka
Suburb
Ruaraka is an industrial and residential suburb in the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger sub-county of Kasarani, it is approximately 8 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road.
Kariobangi
Suburb
Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi. It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings. The name Kariobangi is believed to have come from an English phrase "Carry your bags" that was used by a white settler during the colonial period, that African natives mispronounced.
Korogocho
Neighborhood
Korogocho is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of Nairobi, Kenya. Home to 150,000 to 200,000 people pressed into 1.5 square kilometres, northeast of the city centre, Korogocho was founded as a shanty town on the then outskirts of the city. Korogocho is situated 2½ km east of Salvation Army.
Salvation Army
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.25346° or 1° 15′ 12″ southLongitude
36.86687° or 36° 52′ 1″ eastElevation
1,613 metres (5,292 feet)Open location code
6GCRPVW8+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1038219145OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestantGeoNames ID
8465506
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