6-730: Sabaki may refer to: Sabaki River , or Athi-Galana-Sabaki River, a river in Kenya Sabaki languages , languages of the Swahili Coast, named for the Sabaki River Sabaki (Go) , a term in the board game Go Sabaki (shogi) , a term in the board game shogi Tai sabaki , a term from Japanese martial arts Sabaki, an electoral ward in Magarini Constituency , Kilifi County, Kenya Topics referred to by
12-655: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sabaki River The Athi-Galana-Sabaki River is the second longest river in Kenya (after the Tana River ). It has a total length of 390 kilometres (240 mi), and drains an area of 70,000 square kilometres (27,000 sq mi). The river rises in the Gatamaiyo Forest as the Athi River and enters
18-820: The Indian Ocean as the Galana River (also known as the Sabaki River ). The Athi River flows across the Kapote and Athi plains, through Athi River town, and then takes a northeast direction where it is met by the Nairobi River . Near Thika , the river forms the Fourteen Falls and turns south-south-east under the wooded slopes of the Yatta ridge , which shuts in its basin on the east. Apart from
24-599: The numerous small feeders of the upper river, the only other tributary is the Tsavo River , from the east side of the Kilimanjaro , which enters at about 3° S. It then turns east, and in its lower course is known as the Sabaki (or Galana) River, which traverses the sterile quartz -land of the outer plateau . The valley is low and flat, covered with forest and scrub, containing small lakes and backwaters connected to
30-679: The river during the rainy season. During the rainy season, the river rises as much as 10 metres (33 ft) in places, now strongly flowing with a turbid yellow colour; navigation is interrupted by the Lugard Falls , actually a series of rapids. Flowing east, it enters the Indian Ocean 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Malindi . The river flows through the Tsavo East National Park and attracts diverse wildlife, including hippopotamus and crocodiles . Famously, in
36-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sabaki . 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=Sabaki&oldid=1154478690 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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