Narok
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Narok is an old dusy town west of Nairobi in south-west Kenya, along the Great Rift Valley. Narok is the district capital of the Narok District and stands as the major center of commerce in the 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.
[edit] Notes
- ^ On Narok Kenya, United Planet, 2006, webpage: UnitedPlanetOrg-Kenya.
- ^ "Narok, Kenya Page" (statistics), Falling Rain Genomics, Inc., 2004, FallingRain.com webpage: FallingRainCom-Narok.
[edit] References
- Alain Zecchini, "Kenya's battle for biodiversity" (on Narok), Le Monde diplomatique, November 2000, MondeDiplo.com, webpage: MondeDiplo-Masai.
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