Isinya is a town in

Kajiado County Kajiado County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. As of 2019, Kajiado county spanned an area of 21,292.7 km2, with a recorded population of 1,117,840. The county borders Nairobi and to its south it borders the Tanzan ...

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. Isinya, located at -1.67 latitude, 36.85 longitude, is 58 km south of

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and 19 km north of

Kajiado Kajiado is a town in Kajiado County, Kenya. The town is located south of Nairobi, along the Nairobi – Arusha highway ( A104 road). Kajiado has an urban population of 24,678 (2019 census). Local people are predominantly of the Maasai tribe. ...

, the capital of the district. Aviation in Kenya 08

The town of Isinya is situated along the Nairobi-Arusha highway. It has a population of 8,670. Isinya has a private

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called Orly Air Park, often mistakenly thought to be named after

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in Paris. The name Orly is actually short for the name of area where the airfield is based, Olooloitikosh. It also serves as recreational air park that prides itself as THE HOME OF SPORT AVIATION IN KENYA. . Some pilots and

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s prefer the airfield over

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in Nairobi, due to lower costs. The mineral

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is mined in this area.{{cite web , url = http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=17 , archive-url = https://archive.today/20070621085500/http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=17 , url-status = dead , archive-date = June 21, 2007 , title = Kajiado District Profile , accessdate = September 15, 2006

Resorts, Hotels and Lodges

Several facilities exist in the area including: San Toki Country Resorts is located in Isinya along the pipeline road 5 Kilometers from Isinya Town and 32 Kilometers from

Kiserian Kiserian is a town in Kenya's Rift Valley Province, Kajiado county. Kiserian town is bordered by Ongata Rongai, Ngong Town, Enoomatasiani town and Kisamis town. It is located on the boundary between Kajiado North and Kajiado West constituencies ...

. In Birika area there is also Olooloitikoshi Delights Kiserian a country lodge that offers accommodation and conference facilities in the area in close proximity to Orly Airpark.

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Populated places in Kajiado County

Resorts, Hotels and Lodges

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