Metroji clue #58

Nairobi in five emoji

Kenya

A city that started as a railway depot in a swamp and is now east Africa's business centre. It sits at about 1,800 metres, so it is cooler than people expect.

What each emoji refers to

The Giraffe Centre breeds the endangered Rothschild's giraffe.
One of the few major cities with a national park on its doorstep.
Lions live in Nairobi National Park, within sight of the skyline.
Kenyan distance running is centred on the highlands north of here.
Kenyan coffee is graded and auctioned in the city.

Nairobi at a glance

Country
Kenya
Coordinates
1.29° S, 36.82° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Nairobi.

City Distance Direction
KampalaUganda 510 km
DodomaTanzania 550 km
Dar es SalaamTanzania 670 km
KigaliRwanda 750 km
GitegaBurundi 800 km
JubaSouth Sudan 900 km

Nearest cities we have written up

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