Conservation Heroes Monument

Conservation Heroes Monument is a monument in Nairobi County, Kenya. Conservation Heroes Monument is situated nearby to the community center Nairobi Education Centre, as well as near the park Pygmy Hippo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bomas of Kenya and Nairobi Wilson Airport.

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 1¼ km west of Conservation Heroes Monument.

Nairobi Wilson Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wilson Airport is an airport in Nairobi, Kenya. It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, serves domestic and many international destinations. Nairobi Wilson Airport is situated 4 km east of Conservation Heroes Monument.

Carnivore

Restaurant

Photo: Paul Brockmeyer, CC BY 2.0.

Carnivore is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Carnivore's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet. Carnivore is situated 2½ km east of Conservation Heroes Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibera and Woodley.

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 3 km north of Conservation Heroes Monument.

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 north of Conservation Heroes Monument.

Hurlingham

Suburb

Hurlingham is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 2.5 kilometres west of the central business district. Hurlingham is situated 5 km north of Conservation Heroes Monument.

Conservation Heroes Monument

Type: Monument
Inscription: “Since inception in 1990, Kenya Wildlife Service has lost dedicated, hard working and experienced officers in an endeavor to conserve and protect Kenya’s wildlife heritage. These great heroes died in combat with armed bandits, preventing wildlife crimes...”
Category: historic site
Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.33615° or 1° 20′ 10″ south

Longitude

36.77959° or 36° 46′ 47″ east

Open location code

6GCRMQ7H+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5520919227

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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