Maralal
Sign in to saveMaralal is a small hillside market town in northern Kenya, lying east of the Loroghi Plateau within Samburu County. It is the administrative headquarters of Samburu County. The town had an urban population of 31,350 (2019 census). The market was pioneered by Somali settlers in the 1920s.
Key facts
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- Maralal
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- Town
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- Kenya
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- bottom
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- Location in Kenya
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- County
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- Samburu County
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- 2019
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- 31,350
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- +3
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Maralal is a small hillside market town in northern Kenya, lying east of the Loroghi Plateau within Samburu County. It is the administrative headquarters of Samburu County. The town had an urban population of 31,350 (2019 census). The market was pioneered by Somali settlers in the 1920s.
==Main sights== Approximately 2 km southwest of the town are the remains of the Maralal National Sanctuary. This nature site, which was closed by the Samburu County Government in September 2014, has since been largely absorbed into the town, and much of its wildlife has been eradicated by poachers. Encroachment began from the south as villages expanded, causing the natural wildlife corridors to be closed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maralal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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