Kilimani
Kilimani is an affluent neighborhood in the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. Location. Kilimani is located approximately west of Nairobi's central business district. This is south of Lavington and north of Woodley. Overview. The neighborhood was established as a whites-only residential area by the British colonialists in the mid 20th century. It was not until the 1960s when it was racially integrated. The neighborhood has historically been primarily low-density residential, but since 2000 has become increasingly high-density mixed residential and commercial; both retail and offices. State House Nairobi, the official  residence of the President of Kenya is located in Kilimani, on State House Road. (1) Kilimani Primary School, Milimani Primary School, St Hannah's School, St. Nicholas School, St Christophers School, Cavina School are all located in the neighborhood. (2) The "Lycée Denis Diderot", the French international school, is in Kilimani. It moved there in 1972. (3) West Nairobi School, a Christian international school, opened in Kilimani in 1996 but moved to Karen in 2000. (4) State House Girls' School is located on the grounds of State House Nairobi. "Svenska Skolan", the Swedish international school, is located in Kilimani. The  headquarters of Sidian Bank are located on Wood Avenue in Kilimani. Points of interest. Adam's Arcade is the oldest shopping centre of its kind in Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya, as well as East and Central Africa as a whole. Established in 1954 and completed in 1959 by Abdul Habib Adam. Yaya Centre is a shopping mall with over 100 retail shops. The Nairobi Arboretum, featuring more than 300 exotic and indigenous tree species, is located in Kilimani, adjacent to State House.