Coordinates: 1°19′45″S 36°51′21″E / 1.329034°S 36.855821°E / -1.329034; 36.855821

Solar Ice Rink

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The Solar Ice Rink is an ice rink located in Nairobi, Kenya. The rink is located in the Panari Sky Centre, a large retail, leisure and hotel accommodation complex.

Opened in 2005, the Solar Ice Rink is the largest rink in Africa,[1] and the first rink in East Africa and Central Africa. The rink cost US$700,000 to build.[2]

The rink covers an area of 1,400 square metres (15,000 sq ft),[3] and can accommodate 200 skaters.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kenyan skaters flock to East Africa's first ice rink : Mail & Guardian Online
  2. ^ Kenyan skaters chillin' on East Africa's first ice rink - Turkish Daily News Dec 27, 2005
  3. ^ "Nairobi, Kenya - Solar Ice Rink".
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | World | Africa | East Africa's ice skating first

1°19′45″S 36°51′21″E / 1.329034°S 36.855821°E / -1.329034; 36.855821