Nairobi National Park, established in 1946 about 7 kilometers south of the Kenyan capital, was the country's first national park and covers about 117.21 square kilometers at an elevation of 1,533 to 1,760 meters. Three sides of the park are fenced while its southern boundary stays open, allowing wildlife to migrate to the adjoining Kitengela plains, and despite its small size and urban setting it holds lion, leopard, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, black rhinoceros, buffalo, elephant, cheetah, hippopotamus and roughly 500 bird species. The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust operates its orphaned elephant and rhino sanctuary within the park, though the park faces continuing pressure from Nairobi's urbanization, grazing livestock and poaching.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
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1. Nairobi National Park (Wikipedia)
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Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Nairobi.
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Kenya Wildlife Service
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Nairobi National Park
- Wikidata Q739993, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q739993 P571 inception
- Part Of: Kenya, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for Kenya, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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