About Tanzania.

The United Republic of Tanzania lies immediately south of the equator with an area of 950 square kilometres. It consist of mainland Tanzania and the Island of Zanzibar. Mainland Tanzania is a vast and comples country in terms of climate, soils and topography. Rainfall in the most of the country is unreliable, varying sharply in amount and in distribution over the year. Large area have rather poor soils and with low nutrient status. Fertile soils are limited to volcanic areas in the northern highlands and the river valleys.
Tanzania is the largest country in East Africa, situated just south of the Equator bordering the Indian ocean for 500 miles. Including the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, Tanzania streches north and south for about 740 miles.It is bounded by Uganda, Kenya,Mozambique, malawi, Zambia Congo [Kinshasa], Burundi and Rwanda. [see map pp 16-17]. Total area is 362,820 sq. mi. of which 20,650 sq. mi.is covered by lakes. Administratively, Tanzania is subdivided into regions and districts, the number of which increase with the growing population. In 2000, there were 25 regions consisting of 94 districts. Mainland Tanzania consist of 20 regions.

Outstanding geographical features include Africa's highest maountain, mount Kilimanjaro which is ft.;the world second largest lake, lake Victoria; and its second deepest lake, lake Tanganyika.

A small rocky gorge near the equator in Tanzania's vast Serengeti plateau has provided archaeological evidence indicating that the oldest known man in his present form live in this country over 13/4 millions years ago.

however these ancestors or near-ancestors of modern man, Australopithecus ( " Zinjanthropus" ) boisei and the probably more advanced and toolmaking Homohabilies, have the little bearing on the population of Tanzania today.

TOURISM
Tanzania most outstanding single attraction is the opportunity it presents visitors of seing, photographing and hunting over 35 varieties of wild animals including elephant, lion, giraffe, zebra, hippo and rhinoceros. The famous Serengeti plains host the largest concentration of plains game in Africa, while Ngorongoro crater is a world unto itself, in which man and animal coexist much in the same way as Tanzania ancestors.

Tanzania has five National parks covering 10,452 square miles which inclose some of the best game viewing areas in the world. Excellent hotel accomodation is provided in or near most parks.

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AMBONI
Amboni caves, formed in the Tanga limestome series during the jurassic age, ranks the most attractive. The cave are estimated to extend over an area of 234 kilometres. The extensive cave system in East Africa found at Kiomoni, about 8 kilometres north of Tanga town in Tanzania.

The explorer mostly tourists, enjoy exqusite panoramic view of this unique geographical feature, which has ten caves but with only Amboni accessible through any of the three openings and passages pf 8 to 10 metres high and 46 to 50 metres deep leading into the interconnected group of solution chambers separated by pillars and pinacles.

Despite being the site of natural beauty, curiosity and an exposure for scientific interest -the Amboni cave which has most of its cave system underground with the exception of only its gorges exposure formed by river Zigi and Mukulumuzi, have widely been believed to be a subject to local legend,myth, awe-inspiring stories and a site for prayers and spiritual offerings (known as Mizimu).

Amboni cave attraction is extremely magnified and equally decorated by the nearby sulphur springs of Galanos, discovoured by Greek settler Christos Galanos in 1950. The Galanos spring are identified the second biggest in the world. Like the caves, Galanos believed the spring water to be curative. Claiming the hot baths cured several of his ailments.

Nowadays, the Amboni caves increasingly capture crowds of dignitaries, celebrity, trend setters and a number of tourists and researchers. however the Amboni caves are equally ranked with the highly attractive touristic sites like mt. Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro national park etc.

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