Nairobi

Nairobi () is the caipital an maistmuckle city o Kenyae. The city an its surroondin area forms the Nairobi Province an aa. The name "Nairobi" comes frae the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, that translates tae "the place o cool watters". Houiver, it is kent as the "Green City in the Sun" forby an is surroondit bi seevral expandin villa suburbs. The fowk o Nairobi are kent as 'Nairobians'.

Foondit in 1899 as a simple rail depot on the railwey linkin Mombasa tae Ugandae, the toun quickly grew tae becom the caipital o Breetish East Africae in 1907 an eventually the caipital o a free Kenyan republic in 1963. Durin Kenyae's colonial period, the city becam a centre fur the colony's coffee, tea an sisal industry. Nairobi is the caipital o the Nairobi Province an o the Nairobi Destrict an aa. The city lies on the Nairobi River, in the sooth o the naition, an haes an elevation o 1795 m abuin sea-level.

Nairobi is the maist populous city in East Africae, wi a current estimatit population o aboot 3 million. Accordin tae the 1999 Census, in the administrative area o Nairobi, 2,143,254 fowk bided athin 696 km (269 sq mi). Nairobi is currently the 13t mucklest city in Africae based on population, an fowert mucklest in infrastructure development an its size.

Nairobi is nou ane o the maist prominent cities in Africae politically an financially. Hame tae mony companies an organisations, includin the Unitit Naitions Environment Programme an the UN Office in Africae, Nairobi is established as a hub fur business an cultur. The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is ane o the mucklest in Africae, ranked fowert in terms o tradin volume an capable o makin 10 million trades a day. The Globalisation an World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) defines Nairobi as a prominent social centre.

 Sister ceeties 

 Denver, Colorado (1975)
 Colonia Tovar, Venezuela
 Raleigh, North Carolina

 References 

 External links 

 Community
 Nairobians.com 
 24 Nairobi 

 Destinations
 NairobiKenya.com 

 News
 Daily Nation
 The Standard

 Live Traffic Camera's
 Nairobi Traffic 

 Other
 The City Council of Nairobi  (offeecial wabsteid)
 National Geographic Feature about Nairobi 
  National Museums of Kenya  (offeecial wabsteid)


Category:Provincial caipitals in Kenyae
Category:Caipitals in Africae
Category:Populatit places established in 1899
Category:Provinces o Kenyae
Category:Populatit places in Nairobi Province