Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum

The site was proclaimed a national monument in 1945 and opened to the public in 1965. This was as a result of startling discoveries of relics by Mrs.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: national monument of Kenya
  • Also known as: “Hyrax Hill Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyrax Hill and Nakuru Boys High School.

Archaeological site
is a prehistoric site near in the Rift Valley province of . It is a rocky spur roughly half a kilometer in length, with an elevation of 1,900 meters above sea level at its summit.

School
is an all-boys high school in , . It is one of the 17 traditional national schools in Kenya that have existed for over 30 years. is situated 1¼ km west of Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum.

Stadium
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , Kenya. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Nakuru AllStars of the Kenyan Premier League and Ulinzi Stars of the Kenyan Premier League. is situated 4 km southwest of Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nakuru.

Photo: Franco Pecchio, CC BY 2.0.
, sometimes referred to as City, is the capital city of County, . As of 2019, had an urban population of 570,674. The city lies along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway, 160 kilometres from , the capital city of Kenya.

Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum

Latitude
-0.2796° or 0° 16′ 47″ south
Longitude
36.10546° or 36° 6′ 20″ east
Open location code
6GFRP4C4+55
Open­Street­Map ID
way 376384898
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q15036534
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Hyrax Hill Prehistoric Site and Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موقع ومتحف هيراكس هيل”
  • Armenian: “Հայրաքս Հիլլի թանգարան”
  • Chinese: “非洲蹄兔山史前历史遗址博物馆”
  • Kazakh: “Хайракс Хилл мұражайы”
  • Russian: “Музей Хайракс Хилл”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include P.C.E.A Neema and Site I Late Iron age settlement.

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