Nairobi County, Kenya · Africa
Nairobi is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Imara Daima Estate, 5km from Carnivore Restaurant.
Nairobi is a major city located in Nairobi County, Kenya. With a population of 4,397,073, it is one of the largest urban centers in Africa.
On a road trip, Nairobi sits in Kenya, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Nairobi time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Nairobi to your route.
Nairobi ( ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. As of 2024, it has a population of 4.8 million and a metropolitan population of 5.7 million, making it the 8th most populous city in Africa. Nicknamed the "Green City under the Sun", Nairobi is uniquelyRead more
notable for being the only capital city in the world that hosts a national park within its boundaries. Its name originates from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, meaning "place of cool waters".
As the national capital, Nairobi is home to the Kenyan Parliament Buildings, the State House and the Supreme Court Building. It is the major financial and economic hub of East Africa, hosting thousands of Kenyan businesses and international companies and organisations, including the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in Africa and the second-oldest exchange on the continent. It is Africa's fourth-largest stock exchange by trading volume, capable of processing 10 million trades a day. Nairobi is considered a global city and was ranked as a "Beta World City" by the Globalisation and World Cities Research Network as of 2024.
Nairobi was founded in 1898 by colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda–Kenya Railway. The authorities favoured it as an ideal resting place due to its high elevation, temperate climate, and adequate water supply. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907.
After independence in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of Kenya. During Kenya's early period, the city became a centre for the coffee, tea and sisal industries. Successive post-independence governments have built and turned Nairobi into a modern metropolitan city with a diverse population and a growing economy.
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Nairobi is located in Nairobi County, Kenya, Africa. The coordinates are -1.2833 latitude, 36.8167 longitude.
Nairobi has a population of approximately 4,397,073 people, making it a major city in Kenya.
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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An open-air Nairobi institution founded in 1980, where meat is carved from Maasai swords onto cast-iron plates until you lower the paper flag on your table. Long a first or last night ritual for Kenyan safari trips.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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