Uhuru Park
Uhuru Park is a 12.9 hectare recreational park adjacent to the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. It was opened to the public by the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on 23 May 1969.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: park in Kenya
- Address: Uhuru Highway, Nairobi
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nairobi Gallery and Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family.
Nairobi Gallery
Museum
The Nairobi Gallery is an art gallery located an at the edge of the Nairobi central business district. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing African art.
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family
Church
Photo: mwanasimba, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in Nairobi. The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi.
Nairobi Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: robinhutton, CC BY 2.0.
The Nairobi Railway Museum is a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. 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.
Nairobi
Nairobi is the political, as well as financial and media capital of Kenya. 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.
Upper Hill
Suburb
Photo: Erik (HASH) Hersman, CC BY 2.0.
Upper Hill is a central business district of the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The district has seen an increase in major construction in recent years, with several multinational corporations setting up offices.
Starehe
Neighborhood
Starehe is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 2.6 kilometres east of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the oldest estates in Nairobi. Starehe is situated 3 km east of Uhuru Park.
Uhuru Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.29001° or 1° 17′ 24″ southLongitude
36.81669° or 36° 49′ 0″ eastElevation
1,671 metres (5,482 feet)Open location code
6GCRPR58+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 4742143OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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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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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lily Lake and Uhuru Park Museum.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Uhuru Park”. Photo: DEMOSH, CC BY 2.0.