Mguu wa Zuberi (

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for 'Leg of Zuberi') is the local name for a place in the

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in the north of

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Description

It is along the main road from

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heading west towards

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and

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. This remote place is on a long rising curve in the road just past the turn-off to

Monduli 'Monduli District (''Wilaya ya Monduli'', in Swahili) is one of seven districts of the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Longido District, to the east by Arusha Rural District, to the south by the Manyara Region and to t ...

Local legend

Legend has it that a man known as Zuberi was walking from Arusha to the Town of Mto wa Mbu, near

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, but failed to arrive at his destination. His relatives searched for him, but unfortunately some lions found him first; all that remained at this spot was his leg. A recent article in The Arusha Times on-line edition describes a robbery that took place in 2003 at this location.

References

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