Northern Rift Valley

Northern Rift Valley is a region of , part of the which extends through several countries.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Lake Turkana and Lodwar.

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As you crawl forward in your 4x4, the so-called Jade Sea emerges before you. A vast, deep-green oasis in an otherwise barren hellscape. But this is not your storybook oasis.

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is a town of 83,000 people, and the capital of the Turkana District in the Northern Rift Valley region of .

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is on the north-eastern shore of in the Northern Rift Valley of . It is part of the Lake Turkana National Parks UNESCO World Heritage site, recognised in 1997.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Samburu National Reserve and Kabarnet.

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is a 165-km² wildlife reserve in Northern Rift Valley, , on the northern bank of the Ewaso Nyiro River. Together with neighbouring Buffalo Springs and Shaba national reserves and several community conservancies, it protects one of northern Kenya's most distinctive wildlife landscapes.

is a town in , . According to the 2019 census, the town had a population of 22,474 with 10,943 of them being males and 11,531 of them being females.

Northern Rift Valley

Latitude of center
2.16° or 2° 9′ 36″ north
Longitude of center
36.87° or 36° 52′ 12″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q14206207
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Northern Rift Valley” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “北大裂谷地区”
  • French: “Vallée du grand rift Nord”
  • German: “Nordkenia”
  • Hebrew: “אזור הבקעה הצפוני של קניה”
  • Italian: “Kenya settentrionale”

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