The 40 highest towns and cities in Africa

Town     Country     Altitude (in feet)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia    8,200
Kaptagat, Kenya    7,867
Asmara, Eritrea    7,600
Londiani, Kenya    7,533
Limuru, Kenya    7,349
Kijabe, Kenya    7,229
Kabarnet, Kenya    7,068
Eldoret, Kenya    6,878
Kericho, Kenya    6,700
Kikuyu, Kenya    6,693
Gilgil, Kenya    6,583
Kapsabet, Kenya    6,556
Kakamega, Kenya    6,500
Nanyuki, Kenya    6,389
Kitale, Kenya    6,300
Naivasha, Kenya    6,233
Kabale, Uganda    6,136
Nakuru, Kenya    6,073
Johannesburg, South Africa    5,994
Nyeri, Kenya    5,800
Kajiado, Kenya    5,720
Mbeya, Tanzania    5,700
Ifrane, Morocco    5,627
Windhoek, Namibia    5,610
Kisii, Kenya    5,510
Nazareth, Ethiopia    5,508
Nairobi, Kenya    5,453
Machakos, Kenya    5,400
Bushenyi, Uganda    5,360
Meru, Kenya    5,300
Iringa, Tanzania    5,200
Harare, Zimbabwe    5,100
Awash, Ethiopia    5,100
Arusha, Tanzania    5,053
Fort Portal, Uganda    5,053
Maseru, Lesotho    5,000
Pretoria, South Africa    5,000
Bloemfontein, South Africa    4,838
Mbarara, Uganda    4,832
Marsabit, Kenya    4,700

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