Narok

Location of Narok in Kenya

Narok is west of Nairobi, along the Great Rift Valley (click map to enlarge)

Narok is an old town west of Nairobi in south-west Kenya, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok District. Narok has a population of around 40,000 people, mostly Maasai.^{[citation needed] [1]} The elevation of Narok is 1827 meters (5,997 feet) in altitude. ^[2]

It is the last major town when travelling by road from Nairobi to Masai Mara national park.

Notes

1. ^

       On Narok Kenya, United Planet, 2006, webpage:
       UnitedPlanetOrg-Kenya.
   

2. ^ "Narok, Kenya Page" (statistics), Falling Rain Genomics, Inc., 2004, FallingRain.com webpage: FallingRainCom-Narok.

References

• Alain Zecchini, "Kenya's battle for biodiversity" (on Narok), Le Monde diplomatique, November 2000, MondeDiplo.com, webpage: MondeDiplo-Masai.

External links

• Alain Zecchini, Kenya's battle for biodiversity.
• Profile of Narok District.
• PDF August-2006-Narok.

Coordinates: 1°05′S, 35°52′E

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