Area One
Area One is a locality in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,601 metres. Area One is situated nearby to the locality Area Two, as well as near the hamlet Drive-in.Places of Interest
Highlights include Moi Air Base and Moi International Sports Centre.
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. Moi Air Base is situated 2½ km southwest of Area One.
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 3 km northeast of Area One.
Garden City Mall
Shopping center
Garden City Mall is a shopping centre located in Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya. With 33,500 m² of gross retail space, it is the second largest shopping centre in Kenya.
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.
Area One
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.251° or 1° 15′ 4″ southLongitude
36.87553° or 36° 52′ 32″ eastElevation
1,601 metres (5,253 feet)Open location code
6GCRPVXG+H6GeoNames ID
8465660
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