5-700: Ngong is the name of several places and things related to Africa: Ngong, Kenya , a town in Kenya Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong , Kenya Ngong Hills , a range of hills in Kenya Ngong (language) , spoken in Cameroon Ngong, Cameroon , a commune in Nord region See also [ edit ] Ngong Ping , in Hong Kong Topics referred to by
10-456: Is ɛnkɔŋʉ́ ɛ́ mʉny , literally the eye of the rhinoceros but functionally Rhinoceros Spring ; an alternative name is ɔlchɔ́rrɔ ɛ́ mʉny ( olchorro is a synonymn of enkong'u ). Ngong is the anglicization of ɛnkɔŋʉ́ . Seemingly the British found enkong'u e muñ too difficult to pronounce. A widespread false etymology is linked with the knuckle shape of the hills. The Ngong Hills, (known to
15-618: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ngong, Kenya Ngong is a town near the Ngong Hills along the Great Rift Valley within Kajiado County , located in the southwest of Nairobi , in southern Kenya . The word "Ngong" is a Maasai word derived from the word "enkong'u" meaning both "the 'eye'" and " eye of water " or thus spring of water. The original place name
20-601: The Maasai as 'Oloolaiser") from the eastside slopes, overlook the Nairobi National Park game reserve and, off to the north, the city of Nairobi . The Ngong Hills, from the westward slopes, overlook the Great Rift Valley dropping over 4,000 feet below, where nomadic Maasai live. As of 2019 , the population of Ngong Town consisting of Enchorro-Emunyi and Ngong Township locations was 25,866. The elevation of Ngong Town
25-445: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ngong . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ngong&oldid=767872329 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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