Westlands, Nairobi Diderot" opened in Westlands as the "École française à Nairobi" in 1962. It moved to Kilimani in 1972. Westlands, Nairobi Westlands, Nairobi is an affluent neighbourhood and administrative division in the city of Nairobi, the capital of and largest city in Kenya. Located by road northwest of the central business district of Nairobi, Westlands was a residential district during the colonial period which ended in 1963. During the 1990s and early 2000s, as land and office space became scarce and exorbitantly priced in the central business district, more businesses have relocated to Westlands and Upper Hill, where land and office
Nairobi and gurdwaras within the city. Prominent places of worship in Nairobi include the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, All Saints Cathedral, Ismaili Jamat Khana, and Jamia Mosque. Nairobi has two informal nicknames. The first is ""The Green City in the Sun"", which is derived from the city's foliage and warm climate. The second is the ""Safari Capital of the World"", which is used due to Nairobi's prominence as a hub for safari tourism. There are a number of shopping malls in the Nairobi Area. These include: Garden city mall, Thika road mall (TRM), the West Gate mall, Prestige Plaza,