KAREN Site
KAREN Site is a cemetery in Nairobi County, Kenya. KAREN Site is situated nearby to the college The Co-operative University of Kenya Main Campus, as well as near the town Ongata Rongai.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giraffe Centre and Karen Blixen Museum.
Giraffe Centre
Zoo
The Giraffe Centre is a wildlife conservation facility located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established to protect the vulnerable Rothschild's giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. Giraffe Centre is situated 1½ km east of KAREN Site.
Karen Blixen Museum
Museum
Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Karen Blixen Museum, located 10 km outside of Nairobi, Kenya, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills", is the former African home of Danish author Karen Blixen, famous for her 1937 book Out of Africa which chronicles life at the estate. Karen Blixen Museum is situated 3 km northwest of KAREN Site.
Giraffe Manor
Hotel
Photo: Push the button, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giraffe Manor is a small, boutique hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya which, together with the AFEW Giraffe Centre, serves as a home to a number of endangered Nubian giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies. Giraffe Manor is situated 1½ km east of KAREN Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ongata Rongai and Karen.
Ongata Rongai
Town
Ongata Rongai is a town located in Kajiado North, Kajiado County, Kenya. The town is situated 17 km south of the Nairobi CBD, East of the Ngong hills, and within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan Region. Ongata Rongai is situated 3½ km southeast of KAREN Site.
Karen
Suburb
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse. Karen is situated 6 km northwest of KAREN Site.
Matathia
Village
Matathia is a village in Kiambu County in the western Rift Valley region of Kenya. It is located in the Kimende area of Lari Constituency. Matathia is situated 6 km southwest of KAREN Site.
KAREN Site
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.37104° or 1° 22′ 16″ southLongitude
36.73011° or 36° 43′ 48″ eastOpen location code
6GCRJPHJ+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1652494641OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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Highlights include The Co-operative University of Kenya Main Campus and Upendo.
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