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A view of Dar es Salaam (Abode of Peace), the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. Dodoma is now the legislative capital of the country, but Dar es Salaam remains the administrative capital and hosts the executive branch offices.
A view of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous state that united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The Zanzibar archipelago is often called the Spice Islands because of its production of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper.
An example of carved wooden doors in the historic Stone Town section of Zanzibar, Tanzania. The doors served not just as security barriers for a home, but also as designators of the inhabitants' business, religion, and cultural heritage.
Memorial to captured slaves on the site of the former slave market south of Stone Town, Zanzibar, in Tanzania.
Amphitheater near the Old Arab Fort in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Old Arab Fort at the western end of Mizingani Road in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is Africa’s highest mountain and the world’s tallest freestanding volcano at 5,895 m (19,341 ft) high.
In search of greener pastures, wildebeest annually travel an 800-km (500-mi) loop between the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Masai Mara Park in Kenya. The trek is the largest mammal migration on earth.
The Ngorongoro’s Conservation Area in Tanzania is the site of the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest inactive volcanic caldera (a large depression formed when a volcano collapses).
The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania has the largest population of lions in Africa.
Hippos are found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, primarily in Zambia and Tanzania. The name hippopotamus is Greek for “river horse,” because hippos live in and around rivers, lakes, and mangroves, using the water and mud to protect their sensitive skin from the sun.
Tanzanite is a blue gem produced commercially in one area of Tanzania, the Merelani Hills near the base of Mount Kilimanjaro and the city of Arusha. Tanzanite is a trade name for gem-quality specimens of the mineral zoisite.
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