Ruaraka

Ruaraka is an industrial and residential suburb in the city of . Located within the larger sub-county of Kasarani, it is approximately 8 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Garden City Mall and Moi International Sports Centre.

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.

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.

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 south of Ruaraka.

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 residential neighbourhood in the city of . Located with the larger area, it is approximately 9.6 kilometres northeast of the central business district of Nairobi.

Ruaraka

Latitude
-1.24299° or 1° 14′ 35″ south
Longitude
36.87562° or 36° 52′ 32″ east
Open location code
6GCRQV4G+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289911540
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q115807027
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