Tanzania

Tanzania [1] is the largest country in East Africa, bordering Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south.

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Regions

• Northwest Tanzania - Africa's "great lakes" and the Serengeti
• Northeast Tanzania - the mountainous location of Kilimanjaro
• Central Tanzania - a plateau with grasslands
• Southeast Tanzania - hot, humid shoreline
• Zanzibar - a coastal island in the Indian Ocean

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Cities and Towns

• Dar es Salaam
• Bagamoyo
• Arusha
• Dodoma
• Moshi
• Iringa
• Stone Town (Zanzibar)

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Other destinations

• Mount Kilimanjaro - Africa's highest peak and the world's highest free standing mountain. You can climb it with the help of a guide.
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area - includes the Ngorongoro Crater and Olduvai Gorge

• Arusha National Park
• Gombe National Park
• Ruaha National Park
• Rubondo National Park
• Serengeti National Park
• Kilimanjaro National Park
• Lake Manyara National Park
• Mikumi National Park
• Tarangire National Park

• Saadani National Park

See also African National Parks

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Culture and History

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Geography

A large central plateau makes up most of the mainland (at between 900m and 1800m) and the mountain ranges of the Eastern Arc and the Southern and Northern Highlands cut across the country to form part of the Great Rift Valley.

A land of geographical extremes, Tanzania has the highest peak – Mount Kilimanjaro, the lowest point – the lake bed of Lake Tanganyika, and shares the largest lake – Lake Victoria - on the African continent.

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Climate

Tanzania's weather varies from humid and hot in low lying areas such as Dar es Salaam, to hot during the day and cool at night in Arusha. There are no discernible seasons such as Winter and Summer, only the dry and wet seasons. Tanzania has two rainy seasons: the short rains from late-October to late-December, a.k.a. the Mango Rains, and the long rains from March to May.

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