Shaba is a town in

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, situated 260 km to the southeast of

Marsabit Marsabit is a town in the northern Marsabit County in Kenya. It is situated in the former Eastern Province and is almost surrounded by the Marsabit National Park. The town is located east of the centre of the East African Rift at an elevatio ...

and 80 km to the north of the

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. There is a nearby

Shaba National Reserve Shaba National Reserve is a protected area in Isiolo County in northern Kenya to the east of the Samburu and Buffalo Springs national reserves. Together, the three reserves form a large protected area. The Shaba reserve has dramatic scenery in ...

, located east of the

Samburu National Reserve Samburu National Reserve is a game reserve on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Kenya. It is in size and is from Nairobi. It ranges in elevation from . Geographically and administratively, it is part of Samburu County. In the middle of th ...

References

Populated places in Rift Valley Province Samburu County {{RiftValleyKE-geo-stub