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Katimbu Destination Guide

Touring Katimbu in Tanzania

Katimbu in the region of Kigoma is a city located in Tanzania - some 410 mi or ( 661 km ) West of Dodoma , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Katimbu

Time in Katimbu is now 02:02 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tabora, Sumbawanga, Sikoke, Ntondo, and Mwanza. Being here already, consider visiting Tabora . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Katimbu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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MAHALE - lake Tanganyika

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those nice moshis... from my trip to lake tanganyika ..

MAHALE - lake Tanganyika

0:21 min by THORLEIFDK
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from my trip to lake tanganyika ..


MAHALE - lake Tanganyika

0:20 min by THORLEIFDK
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from my trip to lake tanganyika ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kisese

Kisese is an administrative ward in the Kondoa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 9,810.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.30 29.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Dodoma Region, Wards of Tanzania

2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake

The 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake occurred along the East African Rift, and struck at 12:19:55 on 5 December 2005, with its focus approximately 10 km below the surface of Lake Tanganyika. Its estimated magnitude was between 6.3 and 6.8. Early reports indicated that the heaviest damage was sustained by the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a region already ravaged by extensive war and extreme poverty.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -6.19 29.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 2005 earthquakes, 2005 in Africa, Earthquakes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Africa

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, in both cases, after only Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake. The lake is divided among four countries – Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia, with Tanzania (46%) and the DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake.

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Located at -6.50 29.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: African Great Lakes, Border tripoints, Burundi–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, Burundi–Tanzania border, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Tanzania border, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Zambia border, International lakes of Africa, Lake Tanganyika, Lakes of Burundi, Lakes of Tanzania, Lakes of Zambia, Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lakes of the Great Rift Valley, Tanzania–Zambia border