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The Arusha National Park (Hifahdi ya Taifa ya Arusha, in Swahili) is a national park in Tanzania, with the IUCN category II located within Meru District and Arusha Rural District of the Arusha Region of Tanzania that covers Mount Meru, a prominent volcano with an elevation of 4566 m. [1]
The Momela (or Momella) Lakes are seven shallow lakes located within Arusha National Park namely: Big Momela, Small Momela, El Kekhotoito, Kusare, Rishateni, Lekandiro and Tulusia. [1] [2] Entrance to the park is in Village Momella, Meru District of Arusha Region, Tanzania [3]
English: Locator map of Arusha region, Tanzania. Español: Mapa de localización de la provincia de Arusha, Tanzania . Français : Carte de localisation de la région d'Arusha, Tanzanie .
Arusha was the setting for the 1962 film Hatari!, directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne. Parts of the film were shot at Momela Lakes. Arusha is alleged to be midway between Cape Town and Cairo. [27] Arusha city has 4 popular gated communities: 1: Dolly Estate - Located at Usa River area focusing on country living.
Arusha Region is a tourist destination in Africa and is the hub of the northern Tanzania safari circuit. The national parks and nature reserves in this region include Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha National Park, the Loliondo Game Controlled Area, and part of Lake Manyara National Park.
The Empakaai Crater or Embagai (Kasoko la Empakai in Swahili, also Ela Nairobi) is a collapsed volcanic caldera located in Naiyobi ward of Ngorongoro District in Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is 300 meters high and 6 kilometers wide.
Meru District has a total size of 1,268.2 square kilometers, with forest reserves covering around 13% (163.7 km 2).An area of approximately 813.5 km 2 (64.1%) is used for agricultural activities, 37.05 km 2 (3%) for grazing, 15 km 2 (0.001%) for pasture/fodder, 203.7 km 2 (16%) is in Arusha National Park, 5.7 km 2 (0.4%) is water bodies, and the remaining area of 44.39 km 2 (3.6%) is ...
Lake Eyasi is the largest body of water in Arusha region. It is a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley at the base of the Serengeti Plateau, just south of the Serengeti National Park and immediately southwest of the Ngorongoro Crater in the Crater Highlands of Tanzania.