Diatomite
Diatomite is a village in Nakuru County, Kenya. Diatomite is situated nearby to the village Ngong, as well as near Majimoto.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kariandusi prehistoric site.
Kariandusi prehistoric site
Park
Kariandusi prehistoric site is an archaeological site in Kenya. Located on the southeastern edge of the Great Rift Valley and on Lake Elmenteita, Kariandusi is an African Early Stone Age site dating to approximately 1 million years ago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cokereria and Gilgil.
Cokereria
Village
Cokereria is a settlement in Kenya's Rift Valley Province. Cokereria is situated 8 km east of Diatomite.
Gilgil
Town
Gilgil, Kenya, is a town in Nakuru County, Kenya. The town is located between Naivasha and Nakuru and along the Nairobi - Nakuru highway. It is to the west of the Gilgil River, which flows south to feed Lake Naivasha. Gilgil is situated 8 km southeast of Diatomite.
Karunga
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km2 and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya. Karunga is situated 10 km east of Diatomite.
Diatomite
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Nakuru County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-0.43819° or 0° 26′ 18″ southLongitude
36.2803° or 36° 16′ 49″ eastOpen location code
6GFRH76J+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9694428043OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kariandusi Museum and Kariandusi lower pre-historic site.
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