Ivory Burning Monument
Ivory Burning Monument is a monument in Nairobi County, Kenya. Ivory Burning Monument is situated nearby to the aerodrome Nairobi Wilson Airport, as well as near the suburb Kibera.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nairobi Wilson Airport and Carnivore.
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 3 km northeast of Ivory Burning 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 2 km north of Ivory Burning Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kibera and South C.
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 4 km north of Ivory Burning Monument.
South C
Suburb
South C or South Compton is an upper-class residential estate located in the southland area of Nairobi. South C lies next to Wilson Airport. It is bordered by South B to the north-east, Langata Estate to the west and the Nairobi National Park to the south. South C is situated 4½ km northeast of Ivory Burning Monument.
Woodley
Suburb
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 5 km northwest of Ivory Burning Monument.
Ivory Burning Monument
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “Great objectives often require great sacrifices. I now call upon the people of the world to join us in Kenya by eliminating the trade in ivory once and for all.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.34557° or 1° 20′ 44″ southLongitude
36.79709° or 36° 47′ 50″ eastOpen location code
6GCRMQ3W+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 5520919239OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Highlights include Impala observation point and Langata Barracks.
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