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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 156 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NAIROBI , See also:

capital of the See also:British See also:East See also:Africa See also:protectorate and of the See also:province of Ukamba, 327 M. by See also:rail N.W. of See also:Mombasa and 257 M. S.E. of See also:Port See also:Florence on See also:Victoria See also:Nyanza. Pop. (1907) 4737, including 350 Europeans and 1752 See also:Indians. Nairobi is built on the Athi plains, at the See also:foot of the Kikuyu hills and 5430 ft. above the See also:sea; it commands magnificent views of See also:Kilimanjaro and Mt. See also:Kenya. It is the headquarters of the See also:Uganda railway, of the military forces in the protectorate, and of the Colonists' Association. It is divided into See also:European, See also:Indian and native quarters. Midway between the European and Indian quarters stands the See also:town See also:hall. The other public buildings include railway See also:works, places of See also:worship (See also:Protestant, See also:Roman See also:Catholic, See also:Mahommedan and See also:Hindu) and See also:schools, an Indian See also:bazaar, a See also:general See also:hospital and waterworks—the See also:water being obtained from springs 13 M. distant. The site of Nairobi was selected as the headquarters of the Uganda railway, and the first buildings were erected in 1899. For some See also:time nearly all its inhabitants were railway officials and Indian coolies engaged in the construction of the See also:line.

In 1902 the surrounding See also:

highlands were found to be suitable for European See also:settlement, and Nairobi speedily See also:grew in importance; in 1907 the headquarters of the See also:administration were transferred to it from Mombasa. The town is provided with clubs, See also:cricket and athletic grounds and a racecourse.

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