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
  • Also known as: “Uhuru”
  • Address: Uhuru Highway, Nairobi

Places of Interest

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

Church
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Museum
The is an art gallery located…

Museum
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The is a railway museum…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nairobi and Upper Hill.

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is the political, as well as financial and media capital of .

Suburb
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is a central business district of the city…

Suburb
is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of .

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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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: “Uhuru-parken”
  • Russian: “Парк Ухуру”
  • Swahili: “Uhuru Park”
  • Swedish: “Uhuru Park”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Milimani and Koja.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Lily Lake and Uhuru Park Museum.

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