Eastleigh (Nairobi)

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Garissa Market in Eastleigh

Eastleigh is a district of Nairobi in Kenya .

Eastleigh is mostly inhabited by Somalis and is heavily influenced by trade. The neighborhood is known as "Little Mogadishu " because of the Somali population . Somali traders are considered to be the largest payers of business taxes in Nairobi. The district's infrastructure is largely neglected. Eastleigh Airport (Moi Air Base) is located in the north of Eastleigh .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Thomas Scheen, The dirty heart of Nairobi , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung from August 15, 2012
  2. ↑ Kenya / Somalia: Somalia community doing booming business in country ( Memento from February 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Norwegian Council for Africa

Coordinates: 1 ° 17 ′  S , 36 ° 51 ′  E