Uhuru Gardens
Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum is a commemorative park and museum in Nairobi, Kenya that celebrates independence from the British Empire on 12 December 1963. The word "uhuru" is Swahili for "freedom". It contains three points of significance:…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Nairobi Wilson Airport and Carnivore.
Nairobi Wilson Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wilson Airport is an airport in Nairobi, Kenya. It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, serves domestic and many international destinations.
Carnivore
Restaurant
Photo: Paul Brockmeyer, CC BY 2.0.
Carnivore is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Carnivore's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kibera and Woodley.
Kibera
Suburb
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Kibera is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, 6.6 kilometres from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa.
Woodley
Suburb
Woodley is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. 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, Kibera. Woodley is situated 2½ km northwest of Uhuru Gardens.
South C
Suburb
South C or South Compton is an upper-class residential estate located in the southland area of Nairobi. South C lies next to Wilson Airport. It is bordered by South B to the north-east, Langata Estate to the west and the Nairobi National Park to the south. South C is situated 4 km east of Uhuru Gardens.
Uhuru Gardens
- Type: Locality
- Description: Commemorative park in Nairobi, Kenya
- Category: park
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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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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