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Trekkers drive to Marangu Gate and walk through the rain forest to Mandara hut (2,743 metres (8,999 ft)). Thereafter, the forest is left behind and the open moor land to Horombo hut is crossed (3,760 metres (12,340 ft)). A rest is then taken for an acclimatisation day at Horombo Hut. They then take a day walk to Zebra Rocks or to Mawenzi Hut ...
The Mandara Mountains looking north-east from Jimeta/Yola. Kapsiki Peak near Rhumsiki is one of the most photographed parts of the Mandara.. The Mandara Mountains are a volcanic range extending about 190 km (about 120 mi) along the northern part of the Cameroon–Nigeria border, from the Benue River in the south to the north-west of Maroua in the north
The Mandara Mountains sustain a relatively dense population, despite the topography and relatively poor soils. Historically the mountains were a refuge for people resisting conquest or enslavement by states on the surrounding plains, and the mountains sustain a great diversity of languages and traditional religions.
Back country hut in the Haast River valley of the West Coast region of New Zealand Lairig Leacach Bothy, Lochaber, Scotland. A wilderness hut, bothy, backcountry hut, or backcountry shelter is a free, primitive mountain hut for temporary accommodation, usually located in wilderness areas, national parks and along backpacking and hiking routes.
Kurma avatara of Vishnu, below Mount Mandara, with Vasuki wrapped around it, during Samudra Manthana, the churning of the Ocean of milk. ca 1870.. Mandara (Sanskrit: मन्दर, मन्दार; mandara, mandāra) is the name of the mountain that appears in the Samudra Manthana episode in the Hindu Puranas, where it was used as a churning rod to churn the ocean of milk.
The camp has five campsites, a dining hall, health lodge, chapel, maintenance building, trading post, field sports range, two cabins, a campfire ring, a camp master cabin and a home occupied by the full time camp Ranger and his family. Camp Soule is used for short-term camping, family camping, training, day camps and various other activities.
Mandara is an ethnic group and a language family in West Africa. It is also an alternative spelling of "mandarah" , referring to a guest room in Middle Eastern buildings, especially in Egypt. Additionally, it may refer to:
According to Norman Tindale, the Mandara's tribal lands extended over some 1,500 square miles (3,900 km 2).Compared to other highlander tribes in this area of the Puilbara, the Mandara were small in numbers, and were concentrated in parts of the Ophthalmia Range and the plateau area lying at the head of the Turee and Weediwolli creeks.