Isinya

Isinya

Isinya is a town and one of seven administrative divisions of the Kajiado District, part of the Rift Valley Province in the southern part of Kenya. Isinya, located at -1.67 latitude, 36.85 longitude [cite web
url = http://www.earthsearch.net/intSearch/isinya-KE.php?show

title = Isinya, Kenya
accessmonthday = September 15
accessyear = 2006] , is 100km south of Nairobi and 15km north of Kajiado, the capital of the district.

The town of Isinya is situated along the Nairobi-Arusha highway.

Isinya has a private airfield called Orly Airpark, named after Orly Airport in Paris [cite news
first = Stephen
last = Mburu
title = Aviation worthies build own airport
url = http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/downloads/BizSunday30102005.pdf
format = PDF
work = The Sunday Nation
publisher = Nation Media Group.
pages =
page =
date = October 30, 2005
accessmonth = September 15, 2006] . Some pilots and aviation schools prefer the airfield over Wilson Airport in Nairobi, due to lower costs.

The mineral gypsum is mined in this area [cite web
url = http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=17
title = Kajiado District Profile
accessmonthday = September 15
accessyear = 2006] .

See also

*Kitengela, a town located north of Isinya

References


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