Zimmerman
Zimmerman is a mixed-use and residential suburb of the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Kasarani area, it is approximately 13 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road.- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb in the Kasarani area of Nairobi
- Also known as: “Zimmerman, Nairobi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moi International Sports Centre and Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
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.
Kamiti Maximum Security Prison
Prison
Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is a prison in Nairobi, Kenya. The prison is within Kasarani District, bordering Kiambu County. Originally named "Kamiti Downs", it sits in the middle of its own 490-hectare estates which lie fallow and untended. Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is situated 4 km north of Zimmerman.
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. Garden City Mall is situated 3 km southwest of Zimmerman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kasarani and Roysambu.
Kasarani
Suburb
Kasarani is a mixed-use neighbourhood in northeast Nairobi. Kasarani is also used in reference to the city's second most populated sub-county with the same name, encompasing various neighbourhoods in the northeastern areas of Nairobi.
Roysambu
Suburb
Roysambu is a commercial and residential suburb of the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Kasarani area, it is approximately 11 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road.
Githurai
Town
Githurai is a composition of densely populated, urban, mixed-use settlements located at the border of Nairobi County and Kiambu County along the Thika Road.
Zimmerman
- Categories: administrative territorial entity and locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.21067° or 1° 12′ 38″ southLongitude
36.89631° or 36° 53′ 47″ eastElevation
1,581 metres (5,187 feet)Open location code
6GCRQVQW+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4194272132OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8477624Wikidata ID
Q115812329
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