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Functions of Nairobi and New York ( the similarities)

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Functions of Nairobi and New York/Similarities.
1. Both are industrial centres with Nairobi being the leading industrial town in E. Africa with industries such as brewing, steel rolling, motor vehicle assembly, etc. and New York has ship building,
chemical industries, pharmaceutical industries and the largest industry being clothing followed by printing.
2. Both are international centres with Nairobi having KICC and high class hotels where international meetings
are held and New York is the Headquarters of U.N. World Bank, I.M.F. and other international organisations.
3. Both are residential centres with Nairobi providing shelter to over 2m people in estates and slum areas and New York is also a residential
centre for people of various races of European origin, West Indians, Jews, Chinese, Indians and Jews and the famous ghetto for blacks known as Harlem.
4. Both are educational centres with Nairobi having educational institutions such as
Kenyatta and Nairobi Universities and Kenya Polytechnic and various other colleges and New York has several junior schools, high schools, colleges and universities for people of all races.
5. Both are transport and communication centres with Nairobi having JKIA
and Wilson Airports and several highways leading to other major urban centres and Telcom Kenya and Mobile phone services which have headquarters there and New York is the largest sea port in the world, has J.F. Kennedy, New York and La Guardia airports and The New York State Barge Canal.
6. Both are religious centres with religious centres including cathedrals, temples, mosques and Jewish synagogues.