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The origin and meaning of the name Kilimanjaro is unknown, but may mean "mountain of greatness" or "unclimbable". Although described in classical sources, German missionary Johannes Rebmann is credited as the first European to report the mountain's existence, in 1848.
Kibo Summit of Kilimanjaro, the mountain on which Rebmann saw snow. In 1848, with the Swahili guide Bwana Kheri, Rebmann was the first European to see Mount Kilimanjaro. The following year, he saw Mount Kenya together with his colleague Krapf. [11] [12] On the October 16, 1847, the two men set out for the interior of Kenya.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, European travelers to Mount Kilimanjaro documented conversations with various Chagga kings regarding the origins of their clans. Notably, Karl Peters recorded information from Mangi Marealle of Marangu, who stated that the Wamarangu descended from Ukamba, the Wamoshi from the Usambara Mountains, and ...
Hemingway hunting on safari, 1934 "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is a short story by American author Ernest Hemingway first published in August 1936, in Esquire magazine. [1] It was republished in The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories in 1938, The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories in 1961, and is included in The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigía Edition ...
They were the first Europeans to see Mount Kenya with the help of Akamba who dwelled at its slopes and Kilimanjaro. Ludwig Krapf visited Ukambani, the homeland of the Kamba people, in 1849 and again in 1850. He successfully translated the New Testament to the Kamba language. Krapf also played a key role in exploring the East African coastline ...
Credner Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the northwest slope of the peak and is a remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. [1] The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,800 and 5,500 metres (19,000 and 18,000 ft). [2]
Kilimanjaro National Park is a Tanzanian national park located 300 kilometres (190 mi) south of the equator [1] in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The park is located near the region of Moshi. [3] The park includes the whole of Mount Kilimanjaro above the tree line and the surrounding montane forest belt above 1,820 metres (5,970 ft).
The term "Chagga" is an exonym referring to the area around Mount Kilimanjaro and its slopes, rather than the mountain itself. Its origin is unclear, but some linguists believe it was coined by Bantu language speakers, including Swahili speakers, to describe the mountain's inhabitants following the arrival of coastal traders in the early 19th century.