Uhuru Gardens

Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum is a commemorative park and museum in , that celebrates independence from the British Empire on 12 December 1963. The word "uhuru" is Swahili for "freedom". It contains three points of significance:…
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nairobi Wilson Airport and Carnivore.

Aerodrome
Wilson Airport is an in , . It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, , serves domestic and many international destinations.

Restaurant
is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of , . 's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibera and Woodley.

Suburb
is a division and neighbourhood of , , 6.6 kilometres from the city centre. is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa.

Suburb
is a residential neighbourhood in the city of . It is approximately 4.4 kilometres west of the central business district. It generally a low-density suburb that lies north of Africa's largest slum, . is situated 2½ km northwest of Uhuru Gardens.

Suburb
or South Compton is an upper-class residential estate located in the southland area of . lies next to Wilson Airport. It is bordered by South B to the north-east, Langata Estate to the west and the to the south. is situated 4 km east of Uhuru Gardens.

Uhuru Gardens

Latitude
-1.32467° or 1° 19′ 29″ south
Longitude
36.79146° or 36° 47′ 29″ east
Elevation
1,718 metres (5,636 feet)
Open location code
6GCRMQGR+4H
Geo­Names ID
8542947
Wiki­data ID
Q7878033
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In Other Languages

From Kadazan Dusun to Ukrainian—“Uhuru Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Kadazan Dusun: Taman Uhuru
  • Russian: Сады Ухуру
  • Swahili: Uhuru Gardens
  • Ukrainian: Сади Ухуру

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