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Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the 2022 national census, Tanzania has a population of at least 67.4 million.

Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as 6-million-year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included Southern Cushitic speakers who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotes, including the Datoog, who originated from the present-day South Sudan–Ethiopia border region between 2,900 and 2,400 years ago. These movements took place at about the same time as the settlement of the Mashariki Bantu from West Africa in the Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika areas. In the late 19th century, the mainland came under German rule as German East Africa, and this was followed by British rule after World War I when it was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar Archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their respective independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika joined the British Commonwealth and Tanzania remains a member of the Commonwealth as a unified republic.

Tanzania is mountainous and densely forested in the north-east, where Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, is located. Three of Africa's Great Lakes are partly within Tanzania. To the north and west lie Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, and Lake Tanganyika, the continent's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish. To the south lies Lake Malawi. The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the Zanzibar Archipelago just offshore. The Menai Bay Conservation Area is Zanzibar's largest marine protected area. The Kalambo Falls, located on the Kalambo River at the Zambian border, is the second-highest uninterrupted waterfall in Africa. Tanzania is one of the most visited tourist destinations for safaris.

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The Tanzania national football team (Swahili: Timu ya Taifa ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Tanzania) represents Tanzania in men's international football and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation, the governing body for football in Tanzania, Tanzania's home ground is Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam and their head coach is Adel Amrouche from Algeria. They are colloquially known as the Taifa Stars. Tanzania has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Before uniting with Zanzibar, the team played as the Tanganyika national football team, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The island of Zanzibar, part of Tanzania (and once an independent nation), is also an associate member of CAF and has played matches with other nations, but is not eligible to enter the World Cup or Africa Cup of Nations. See Zanzibar national football team. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various Tanzania-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Olduvai Gorge site also known as "The Cradle of Mankind" (from History of Tanzania)
Image 2Nyerere Bridge in Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam (from Tanzania)
Image 3National Stadium in Dar es Salaam. (from Culture of Tanzania)
Image 4A Tanzanian woman cooks Pilau rice dish wearing traditional Kanga. (from Tanzania)
Image 5Louis and Mary Leakey (from History of Tanzania)
Image 6Battle during the Maji Maji Rebellion against German colonial rule in 1905 (from Tanzania)
Image 7Zanzibar harbour (from Tanzania)
Image 8Location of Zanzibar within Tanzania (from History of Tanzania)
Image 9Tanzanian Ngoma group (from Culture of Tanzania)
Image 10St Joseph's Catholic cathedral, Zanzibar (from Tanzania)
Image 11The snowcapped Uhuru Peak (from Tanzania)
Image 12One of the main trunk roads (from Tanzania)
Image 13A carved door with Arabic calligraphy in Zanzibar (from Tanzania)
Image 14Barbecued beef cubes and seafood in Forodhani Gardens, Zanzibar (from Culture of Tanzania)
Image 15Tanzanian women harvesting tea leaves (from Tanzania)
Image 16Tanzanian Ngoma group (from Tanzania)
Image 17Tanzanian Embassy in West End, Washington, D.C. (from Tanzania)
Image 18East African Legislative Assembly in Arusha (from Tanzania)
Image 19The Hadza live as hunter-gatherers. (from Tanzania)
Image 20Nkrumah Hall at the University of Dar es Salaam (from Tanzania)
Image 21FIB Tanzanian special forces during training (from Tanzania)
Image 22Traditional Tanzanian food consisting of pilau kuku (seasoned rice with chicken), mishkaki (grilled meat), ndizi (plantain), maharage (beans), mboga (vegetables), chapati (flatbread) and pili pili (hot sauce) (from Culture of Tanzania)
Image 23The semi-autonomous Zanzibar Archipelago (from Tanzania)
Image 24High Court Building in Kigoma (from Tanzania)
Image 25A Ramadan dinner in Tanzania (from Culture of Tanzania)
Image 26Julius Nyerere demanding political independence for Tanganyika in 1961. (from History of Tanzania)
Image 27Scientific publications per million inhabitants in SADC countries in 2014. Source: UNESCO Science Report (2015), data from Thomson Reuters' Web of Science, Science Citation Index Expanded. (from Tanzania)
Image 28Lemon and ginger tea. (from Culture of Tanzania)
Image 29Researchers (HC) in Southern Africa per million inhabitants, 2013 or closest year (from Tanzania)
Image 30A Tingatinga painting (from Culture of Tanzania)
Image 31A 1572 depiction of the city of Kilwa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from Tanzania)
Image 32Development of life expectancy (from Tanzania)
Image 33Farmers using a rice harvester in Igunga District, Tanzania (from Tanzania)
Image 34Historical development of real GDP per capita in Tanzania, since 1950 (from Tanzania)
Image 35Stamp of British East Africa with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (from History of Tanzania)
Image 36A Tingatinga painting (from Tanzania)
Image 37Tanzania map of Köppen climate classification (from Tanzania)
Image 38A 1.8-million-year-old stone chopping tool discovered at Olduvai Gorge and on display at the British Museum (from Tanzania)
Image 39International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha (from Tanzania)
Image 40Example of a World Food Programme parcel (from Tanzania)
Image 41Regions of Tanzania (from Tanzania)
Image 42Tea fields in Tukuyu (from Tanzania)
Image 43Domestic expenditure on research in Southern Africa as a percentage of GDP, 2012 or closest year. Source: UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 (2015), figure 20.3. (from Tanzania)
Image 44National Stadium in Dar es Salaam (from Tanzania)
Image 45The Arusha Declaration Monument (from Tanzania)
Image 46The Masai giraffe is Tanzania's national animal. (from Tanzania)
Image 47Wildebeest migration in the Serengeti (from Tanzania)

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This month in Tanzanian history

1 August 1890: The Sultan of Zanzibar signed an anti-slavery decree.
7 August 1998: The United States embassy in Dar es Salaam was bombed.
8 August 1914: The East African Campaign of World War I began.
9 August 2008: The African Development Bank cancelled $642m of Tanzania's debt.
27 August 1896: The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between Zanzibar and the United Kingdom. At approximately 38 minutes, it was the shortest war in history.

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The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that is unique in its speed, while lacking climbing abilities. The species is the only living member of the genus Acinonyx. It is the fastest land animal, reaching speeds between 112 and 120 km/h (70 and 75 mph) in short bursts covering distances up to 460 m (1,510 ft).

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...that the Lake Tanganyika passenger ferry MV Liemba (pictured) began its life as a German warship in World War I, spent eight years on the bottom of the lake, and later portrayed the Empress Luisa in the film The African Queen?

... that the Battle for Lake Tanganyika involved an expedition dragging two motor boats through Africa, led by a man who was "court-martialled for wrecking his own ships, an inveterate liar and a wearer of skirts"?

... that Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi ordered his air force to attack a city during the Uganda–Tanzania War, but his bomber instead hit a game reserve and killed antelopes?

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WikiProjects

WikiProject Tanzania

WikiProject Africa

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Featured Articles: Anglo-Zanzibar War
Zanzibar Revolution

Featured Lists: List of Sultans of Zanzibar

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A panoramic view of the city of Dar es Salaam. Visible are the Bank of Tanzania twin towers, the PPF Towers, the Mafuta House and the Julius Nyerere Pension Tower, to the right; the Kariakoo area next with the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium at the back, followed by the slums.

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Articles here focus upon aspects of the Uganda–Tanzania War. These are all Good articles that meet a core set of high editorial standards.

The Battle of Lira was one of the last battles in the Uganda–Tanzania War, fought by Tanzania and its Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) allies, against Uganda Army troops loyal to Idi Amin on 15 May 1979. The Tanzanian-led forces easily routed Lira's garrison of Amin loyalists, and then intercepted and destroyed one retreating column of Uganda Army soldiers near the town.

Idi Amin had seized power in Uganda in 1971 and established a brutal dictatorship. Seven years later he attempted to invade neighbouring Tanzania to the south. The attack was repulsed, and the Tanzanians launched a counter-attack into Ugandan territory. After a number of battles, Amin's regime and military largely collapsed, whereupon Tanzania and its Ugandan allies of the UNLF began to mop up the last pro-Amin holdouts in Uganda's east and north. One of these was the town of Lira, whose capture was entrusted to a force consisting of the Tanzanian 201st Brigade and the UNLF's Kikosi Maalum force. (Full article...)

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Battle of Entebbe Battle of Bombo Battle of Jinja Battle of Karuma Falls Battle of Lukaya Battle of Bondo Battle of Masaka Air campaign of the Uganda–Tanzania War Battle of Mutukula Battle of Tororo

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Dhow off the coast of Zanzibar at sunset. Dhows are traditional Arab sailing boats used primarily along the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula, India, and East Africa.

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