Syokimau

Syokimau is a residential area in the west of Machakos County, Kenya, just south of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The place is named after the legendary Akamba medicine woman Prophetess Syokimau.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Syokimau railway station.

Syokimau railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nairobi123, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Syokimau railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Syokimau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Embakasi Pipeline and Imara Daima.

Embakasi Pipeline

Suburb

Photo: Phillip muema, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pipeline is a slum-like neighbourhood in Embakasi in the city of Nairobi in Kenya. Located within the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9.5 kilometres east of the central business district. Embakasi Pipeline is situated 7 km northwest of Syokimau.

Imara Daima

Suburb

Imara Daima is a middle class neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 8.2 kilometres south of the central business district of Nairobi. Imara Daima is situated 8 km northwest of Syokimau.

Kware

Quarter

Kware is a slum neighbourhood in Embakasi within the city of Nairobi. Located in the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9 kilometres east of the central business district. Kware is situated 9 km northwest of Syokimau.

Syokimau

Type: Suburb
Description: place in Machakos County, Kenya
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Machakos County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.37772° or 1° 22′ 40″ south

Longitude

36.92853° or 36° 55′ 43″ east

Open location code

6GCRJWCH+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3953399342

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

Wikidata ID

Q7662958

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swahili—“Syokimau” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Syokimau”
Irish: “Syokimau”
Swahili: “Syokimau”

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