Uhuru Park

Uhuru Park is a 12.9 hectare adjacent to the central business district of , . It was opened to the public by the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on 23 May 1969.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Kenya
  • Address: Uhuru Highway, Nairobi

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family and Nairobi Gallery.

Church
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in . The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi.

Museum
The is an art gallery located an at the edge of the central business district. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing African art.

Museum
Photo: robinhutton, CC BY 2.0.
The is a railway museum in , , adjacent to . Containing exhibits from the defunct East African Railways, it was opened in 1971 by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nairobi and Upper Hill.

Photo: Nite Owl, CC BY 3.0.
is the political, as well as financial and media capital of . A city of 4.8 million inhabitants, it's the largest and fastest growing city in the country and one of Africa's largest cities.

Suburb
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is a central business district of the city of , the capital and largest city of . The district has seen an increase in major construction in recent years, with several multinational corporations setting up offices.

Suburb
is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of . It is approximately 2.5 kilometres west of the central business district.

Uhuru Park

Latitude
-1.29001° or 1° 17′ 24″ south
Longitude
36.81669° or 36° 49′ 0″ east
Elevation
1,671 metres (5,482 feet)
Open location code
6GCRPR58+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4742143
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
8477777
Wiki­data ID
Q3444748
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Satellite Map

Discover Uhuru Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Uhuru Park” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Uhurupark”
  • Cebuano: “Uhuru Park”
  • Esperanto: “Parko Uhuru”
  • French: “Uhuru Park”
  • Korean: “우후루 공원”
  • Korean: “우후루 파크”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uhuru-parken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Uhuru”
  • Norwegian: “Uhuru-parken”
  • Russian: “Парк Ухуру”
  • Swahili: “Uhuru Park”
  • Swedish: “Uhuru Park”

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Highlights include Lily Lake and Uhuru Park Museum.

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