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Katipeni Destination Guide

Discover Katipeni in Tanzania

Katipeni in the region of Tanga is a place located in Tanzania - some 238 mi or ( 382 km ) East of Dodoma , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Katipeni

Local time in Katipeni is now 03:00 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Dar es Salaam " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ziwani, Zanzibar, Wete, Tangata, and Tanga. When in this area, you might want to check out Ziwani . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Katipeni ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Choba nursery school - the kids sing and dance to welcome us

2:02 min by MarilynDiCara
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This amazing reception completely took us by surprise. The young nursery school children put on a very special display of songs and actions to welcome us in their own very special way. Please visit: w ..

Zanzibar, Pemba and Tanga Dcm's photos around Tanga, Tanzania (manch lodge zanzibar)

1:36 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Dcm's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos: ..


Kwekitui Library Project, Tanzania PART I

5:28 min by Saharahcowpoke
Views: 652 Rating: 0.00

A documentary of Colleen and Sarah's trip and the construction of the library that they fundraised to build with Tanga Youth Development Association and Africa Community Technical Service. ..

Tanzania Tanzania

0:37 min by MarilynDiCara
Views: 350 Rating: 5.00

Our last day in Africa and the people of Choba sang and danced with us. They sang Tanzania, Tanzania - the national anthem, which we (nearly) learned to sing with them too. Please visit: www.ChildrenO ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mkwakwani Stadium

Mkwakwani Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Tanga, Tanzania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for Coastal Union. It currently holds 10,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.07 39.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Football venues in Tanzania, Tanga, Tanzania

Tanga, Tanzania

Tanga is both the name of the most northerly seaport city of Tanzania, and the surrounding Tanga Region. It is the Regional Headquarters of the region. With a population of 243,580 in 2002, Tanga is one of the largest cities in the country. It is a quiet city compared to, for example, Arusha or Moshi with a comparable number of inhabitants. The city of Tanga sits on the Indian Ocean, near the border with Kenya. Major exports from the port of Tanga include sisal, coffee, tea, and cotton.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.07 39.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cities in Tanzania, Port cities in Tanzania, Regional capitals in Tanzania, Tanga Region, Tanga, Tanzania

Battle of Tanga

The Battle of Tanga, sometimes also known as the Battle of the Bees, was the unsuccessful attack by the British Indian Expeditionary Force “B” under Major General A.E. Aitken to capture German East Africa (the mainland portion of present-day Tanzania) during World War I in concert with the invasion Force “C” near Longido on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.07 39.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1914 in German East Africa, Battles of World War I involving British India, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving Indian Princely States, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the East African Campaign, Conflicts in 1914, German East Africa, History of Kenya, Military history of Tanzania, Tanga, Tanzania

Toten Island

Toten Island is situated off the Tanga harbour in Tanzania. It is within the Tanga Bay. The Island contains ruins of two mosques and tombs. The name comes from the German word for "dead bodies" alluding to the numerous graves on the island. Until 1854 Toten Island was still inhabited by people. In 1884 the remaining people moved to what is present day Tanga town.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -5.07 39.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Tanga, Tanzania, Uninhabited islands of Tanzania

Zigi River

Zigi River, in literature also often Sigi River, is a river in the Tanga Region in Tanzania. The river rises in the Amani Nature Reserve in the Usambara Mountains, more precisely in Handei Mountains, at an altitude of 1130 meters and flows for 100 km long course and multiple changes of direction 40 km north of the town of Tanga in the Indian Ocean. Its tributaries are the Kihuhui (from south) and the Musi (from North).

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Located at -5.03 39.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Rivers of Tanzania

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