East Africa Memorial
East Africa Memorial is a memorial in Nairobi County, Kenya. East Africa Memorial is situated nearby to the memorial Nairobi War Cemetery, as well as near Ngong Horse Racecourse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nairobi War Cemetery and RFUEA Ground.
Nairobi War Cemetery
Memorial
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.
The Nairobi War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the Second World War located in Nairobi, Kenya.
RFUEA Ground
Stadium
The RFUEA Ground is a rugby union stadium located on the Ngong Road in Nairobi, Kenya. It was purpose built to be the home of the national team and to serve as the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union of Kenya. RFUEA Ground is situated 2½ km east of East Africa Memorial.
Bomas of Kenya
Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi, in Kenya. Bomas interpreted to mean displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. Bomas of Kenya is situated 4 km southeast of East Africa Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodley and Kibera.
Woodley
Quarter
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 3½ km east of East Africa Memorial.
Kibera
Suburb
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Kibera is situated 4½ km east of East Africa Memorial.
Waithaka
Village
Waithaka is a settlement in Nairobi. Located within the Dagoretti area, it is approximately 11 km west of Nairobi central business district. It borders near Mutuini. Waithaka is situated 4½ km northwest of East Africa Memorial.
East Africa Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “1939-1945. The columns in this enclosure bear the names of two thousand four hundred men and women of many races united in service to the British Crown who gave their lives in Italian Somaliland, southern Ethiopia, Kenya and Madagascar but to whom the”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.30991° or 1° 18′ 36″ southLongitude
36.74867° or 36° 44′ 55″ eastOpen location code
6GCRMPRX+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 10178614313OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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