Jericho
Jericho is an estate in Nairobi, Kenya located in the east of Nairobi County. It is a constituent of Makadara Constituency. Jericho comprises Ofafa and Lumumba, and was established as a low-income, high-density housing development in the mid-1950s to house the African working class.- Quarter
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,630 metres (5,340 feet)
- …is also known as “Jericho, Nairobi”
- Description: Area of Nairobi, Kenya
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Kenya National Library Service
Library
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Aerodrome
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buruburu and Makadara.
Jericho
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Latitude
-1.2874° or 1° 17′ 15″ south
Longitude
36.87048° or 36° 52′ 14″ east
Open location code
6GCRPV7C+25
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = quarter
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Swahili—“Jericho” goes by many names.
JeriĥoEsperanto
JerichoSwahili
Jericho, NairobiSwahili
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