Nairobi National Park
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Nairobi National Park is a wildlife reserve on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital city, famous for its free-ranging animals set against the backdrop of Nairobi’s skyline.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national park
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protected area → |
| area | about 117 square kilometres → |
| borderedBy |
Athi River settlements
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Kitengela dispersal area → Mombasa Road → Nairobi city to the north → |
| climate | tropical savanna climate → |
| conservationRole | important refuge for black rhinoceros near a major city → |
| continent | Africa → |
| country | Kenya → |
| distanceFromCityCentre | approximately 7 kilometres south of central Nairobi → |
| ecosystem | Athi–Kapiti ecosystem → |
| elevation | about 1500 to 1800 metres above sea level → |
| feature |
Nairobi Animal Orphanage
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Nairobi Safari Walk → black rhino sanctuary → open southern boundary for wildlife migration → view of Nairobi skyline → |
| governingBody | Kenya Wildlife Service → |
| habitat |
bush and woodland
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grassland → savanna → |
| hasSpecies |
black rhinoceros
→
buffalo → cheetah → crocodile → giraffe → hippopotamus → leopard → lion → ostrich → over 400 bird species → various antelope species → wildebeest → zebra → |
| isFirstNationalParkOf | Kenya → |
| IUCNCategory | II → |
| knownFor |
free-ranging wildlife close to a major city
→
photographs of wildlife with city skyscrapers in the background → |
| locatedIn | Nairobi County → |
| locatedNear | Nairobi → |
| mainRiver | Mbagathi River → |
| openingDate | 1946 → |
| threat |
infrastructure development pressure
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urban encroachment → |
| tourismActivity |
bird watching
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game drives → nature walks (in designated areas) → |
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