Canan

Canan is a town in , . Canan is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moi International Sports Centre and Moi Air Base.

Sports venue
Photo: Eriksson1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in . The facilities include a 48,063-seat stadium with a running track and a pitch used for football and rugby union, a competition size swimming pool, an indoor arena and a 108-bed capacity hotel. is situated 3 km north of Canan.

Aerodrome
, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of , in the suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force. is situated 3½ km southwest of Canan.

Shopping center
is a shopping centre located in in , Kenya. With 33,500 m² of gross retail space, it is the second largest shopping centre in Kenya. is situated 3 km northwest of Canan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Korogocho and Kariobangi.

Neighborhood
is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of , . Home to 150,000 to 200,000 people pressed into 1.5 square kilometres, northeast of the city centre, was founded as a shanty town on the then outskirts of the city.

Suburb
is a low-income residential estate in northeastern . It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings. The name is believed to have come from an English phrase "Carry your bags" that was used by a white settler during the colonial period, that African natives mispronounced.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in capital and largest city, . It is part of the Embakasi division. was established in 1977, with partial financing from the World Bank to provide a higher standard of housing.

Canan

Latitude
-1.25532° or 1° 15′ 19″ south
Longitude
36.89119° or 36° 53′ 28″ east
Open location code
6GCRPVVR+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12886664087
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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