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Mount Meru is a dormant stratovolcano located 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Kilimanjaro in southeast Arusha Region, Tanzania. At a height of 4,562.13 metres (14,968 ft), [ 1 ] [ 4 ] it is visible from Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear day, [ 5 ] and is the fifth-highest of the highest mountain peaks of Africa , dependent on definition.
Mount Meru is the second highest peak in Tanzania after Mount Kilimanjaro, which is just 60 km away and forms a backdrop to views from the park to the east. Arusha National Park lies on a 300-kilometre axis of Africa's most famous national parks, running from Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in the west to Kilimanjaro National Park in the east.
The city also hosted the Mount Meru Marathon, held from 1985 to 2004. [23] The "all-comers" record for the fastest marathon performance in Tanzania, 2:13:46, was set at the event by former long-distance runner Benedict Ako on August 1, 1993. [24]
In 1957, only 15 towns had over 5,000 inhabitants, with the capital Dar es Salaam having the nation's highest population of 128,742. [11]: page 12 Tanganyika was a multi-racial territory, which made it unique in the trusteeship world.
Meru District has an max elevation of 3,800 m (12,500 ft) at Rhino Point on Mount Meru. [4] The administrative capital of the district is Usa River . According to the 2022 Tanzania National Census, the population of Meru District council was 331,603.
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. Remains of 600-year-old stone structures are found at Engaruka , just off the dirt road between Mto wa Mbu and Lake Natron .
Additionally, some Wanika has left their ancestral home in Rombo, Chaggaland, and moved from the southwest. According to Chagga ora legends, some Meru arrived from the east from their resting spot en route to Mount Meru. [10] According to legend, the Usambara Kilindi dynasty came up from the Nguu Mountains in the south. The idol that Krapf ...
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