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Tanzania (other)
Tanzania is a country on the Swahili Coast of the East African coast, composed of mainland Tanganyika and insular Zanzibar. Tanzania may also refer to: * Tanzania (spider), a genus of African jumping spider * Mainland Tanzania, as opposed to insular Zanzibar, the former Tanganyika * Tanzania craton, a geologic craton in Tanzania * Open University of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania * Air Tanzania Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) () is the flag carrier airline of Tanzania. It is based in Dar es Salaam, with its Airline hub, hub at Julius Nyerere International Airport. It was established as Air Tanzania Corporation (ATC) in 1977 aft ..., an airline, the flag carrier of Tanzania See also * Outline of Tanzania * Tanzanian people * Tanzanian sign languages * * Tanganyika (other) * Zanzibar (other) {{Dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. According to a 2024 estimate, Tanzania has a population of around 67.5 million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania. In the Stone and Bronze Age, prehistoric migrations into Tanzania included South Cushitic languages, Southern Cushitic speakers similar to modern day Iraqw people who moved south from present-day Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000 and 4,000 years ago; and the Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotes, including the Datooga people, Datoog, who originated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania (spider)
''Tanzania'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008. They are very small spiders, with body lengths ranging from . Both sexes look alike, but the females are sometimes darker. It is related to the ''Euophrys'' and ''Talavera (genus), Talavera''. Three new species discovered in Tanzania by Wanda Wesołowska, Wesolowska and Russell-Smith in 2000, and given the genus name ''Lilliput'' (''L. mkomazienis'', ''L. minutus'' and ''L. pusillus'') are now included in the genus ''Tanzania''. Species As of October 2022, it contains seven species, six of which are found in Africa and one in India: *''Tanzania meridionalis'' Haddad & Wesolowska, 2011 – South Africa *''Tanzania minutus'' (Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) – Tanzania, South Africa *''Tanzania mkomaziensis'' (Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000) (Type species, type) – Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa *''Tanzania parvulus'' Wesolowska, Azarkina & Russell-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainland Tanzania
Mainland Tanzania refers to the part of Tanzania on the continent of Africa; excluding the islands of Zanzibar. It corresponds with the area of the former country of Tanganyika. 26 of Tanzania's 31 regions are located on the mainland. Geography Northeast Tanzania exhibits a mountainous terrain and includes Mount Meru, an active volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano, and the Usambara and Pare mountain ranges. Kilimanjaro attracts thousands of tourists each year. West of those mountains is the Gregory Rift, which is the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley. On the floor of the rift are a number of large salt lakes, including Natron in the north, Manyara in the south, and Eyasi in the southwest. The rift also encompasses the Crater Highlands, which includes the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Ngorongoro Crater. Just to the south of Lake Natron is Ol Doinyo Lengai with an elevation of , the world's only active volcano to produce natrocarbonatite lava. To the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open University Of Tanzania
The Open University of Tanzania (OUT) () is a distance learning public university in Tanzania and the largest by the number of students. It was established by an Act of Parliament No. 17 of 1992. It is a single mode institution offering certificate, diploma and degree courses through distance learning. Its headquarters is situated in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and conducts its operations through 30 Regional Centres and 70 Study Centres. The university has a capacity of approximately 70,000 students both local and international ones. It consists of: #Directorate of Regional Services #Directorate of Research and Postgraduate Studies #Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences #Faculty of Business Management #Faculty of Education #Faculty of Law #Faculty of Science, Technology and Environmental Studies #Institute of Educational and Management Technologies #Institute of Continuing Education References External links * Southern African University {{DEFAULTSORT:Open University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Tanzania
Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) () is the flag carrier airline of Tanzania. It is based in Dar es Salaam, with its Airline hub, hub at Julius Nyerere International Airport. It was established as Air Tanzania Corporation (ATC) in 1977 after the dissolution of East African Airways and has been a member of the African Airlines Association since its inception. The airline was wholly owned by the Tanzanian Government, Tanzanian government until 2002 when it was partially Privatization, privatised in Business partnership, partnership with South African Airways, but the government Share repurchase, repurchased the shares in 2006, making it once again a wholly owned State-owned enterprise, government company. In 2016, the Tanzanian government under President John Pombe Magufuli, John Magufuli initiated a new drive to revive the national carrier by acquiring additional aircraft from Bombardier Aviation, Bombardier and Boeing. The airline further intended to double its fleet to 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outline Of Tanzania
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tanzania: Tanzania – sovereign country located in East Africa. Tanzania borders Kenya and Uganda on the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique on the south. To the east it borders the Indian Ocean. General reference * Pronunciation: , * Common English country name: Tanzania * Official English country name: The United Republic of Tanzania * Common endonym(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Tanzanian * Demonym(s): * Etymology: Name of Tanzania * International rankings of Tanzania * ISO country codes: TZ, TZA, 834 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:TZ * Internet country code top-level domain: .tz Geography of Tanzania Geography of Tanzania * Tanzania is: a country * Location: ** Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere ** Africa *** East Africa ** Time zone: East Africa Time ( UTC+03) ** E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzanian People
Demographic features of the population of Tanzania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The population distribution in Tanzania is extremely uneven. Most people live on the northern border or the eastern coast, with much of the remainder of the country being sparsely populated."Economy", authored by Joseph Lake, in ''Africa South of the Sahara'', edited by Europa Publications and Iain Frame, Routledge, 2013 Density varies from in the Katavi Region to in Dar es Salaam. Approximately 70 percent of the population is rural, although this percentage has been declining since at least 1967. Dar es Salaam is the ''de facto'' capital and largest city. Dodoma, located in the centre of Tanzania, is the ''de jure'' capital, although action to move government buildings to Dodoma has stalled. The population consists of about 125 ethnic groups. The Sukuma, Nyamwezi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzanian Sign Languages
Around seven Tanzanian sign languages were independently developed among deaf students in separate Tanzanian schools for the deaf, starting in 1963. However, the use of several is forbidden by their respective schools. In 1984, a standardized Tanzanian Sign Language (TSL or LAT) was proposed by the Tanzania Association for the Deaf, using common or similar signs where these exist in schools that allowed research. However, it has not been officially implemented, and there remains little influence between the languages. A dictionary has been produced, while still several online resources, e.gSignWiki o YouTube-Videos are published by different entities. With TSL as with other languages, language standardization comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanganyika (other)
Tanganyika may refer to: Places * Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state * Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania * Tanzania Mainland, the current area of the former country state and territory of Tanganyika * Lake Tanganyika, an African Great Lake * Tanganyika Province, a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ** Tanganika District, a former district of Katanga Province that became Tanganyika Province in 2015 Other uses * ''Tanganyika'' (film), a 1954 action adventure film * ''Tanganyika'' (album), a 1956 album by Buddy Collette * HMS ''Tanganyika'', an See also * United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the predecessor of Tanzania * * Tanzania (other) Tanzania is a country on the Swahili Coast of the East African coast, composed of mainland Tanganyika and insular Zanzibar. Tanzania may also refer to: * Tanzania (spider), a genus of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
