Karen
Karen is a locality in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,863 metres. Karen is situated nearby to the locality Faulkner’s Vlei, as well as near Saint Francis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karen Hospital and Karen Blixen Museum.
Karen Hospital
Hospital
The Karen Hospital is a private, multi-specialty hospital located in the Karen suburb of Nairobi, Kenya's capital city. The hospital has an in-patient bed capacity of 102.
Karen Blixen Museum
Museum
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Karen Blixen Museum, located 10 km outside of Nairobi, Kenya, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate.
The Hub Karen
Shopping center
The Hub Karen is a shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenya that was opened on 4 February 2016. It is located in the affluent Karen suburb of Nairobi. It hosts both international and local retailers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karen and Waithaka.
Karen
Suburb
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse.
Waithaka
Village
Waithaka is a settlement in Nairobi. Located within the Dagoretti area, it is approximately 11 km west of Nairobi central business district. It borders near Mutuini. Waithaka is situated 6 km north of Karen.
Kagondo
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km2 and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya. Kagondo is situated 8 km north of Karen.
Karen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.33308° or 1° 19′ 59″ southLongitude
36.71624° or 36° 42′ 59″ eastElevation
1,863 metres (6,112 feet)Open location code
6GCRMP88+QFGeoNames ID
8477691
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