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Tanzania Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Tanzania's visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: United Republic of Tanzania
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Swahili and English
LOCATION: African Great Lakes region of East Africa
CAPITAL CITY: Dodoma
LARGEST CITY: Dar es Salam
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: tanzania.go.tz

Attractions:
- Zanzibar Island Facts and Tourism
- National Parks of Tanzania (tanzaniaparks.go.tz)
WORLD HERITAGE SITES:
- Cultural Heritage Site:
--- Kondoa Rock-Art Sites (2006)
--- Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (1981)
--- Stone Town of Zanzibar (2000)
Natural Heritage Sites:
--- Kilimanjaro National Park (1987)
--- Selous Game Reserve (1982)
--- Serengeti National Park (1981)
Mixed Heritag Sites:
--- Ngorongoro Conservation Area (1979, 2010)
- Tentative List of Heritage Sites:
--- Oldonyo Murwak (1997
--- Gombe National Park (1997
--- Jozani - Chwaka Bay Conservation Area (1997)
--- Eastern Arc Mountains Forests of Tanzania (2006)
--- Central Slave and Ivory Trade Route (2006)
--- Tendaguru Paleontological Site / TPS (2022)
--- Geometric rock art in Lake Victoria Region of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (2024)

Tourism:
- Do It in Africa: Tanzania Guide
- East Africa for Visitors: Tanzania Guide (2011 archive)
- tanzaniatourism.go.tz
- tanzaniatourism.com
- tanzaniaparks.com | 2004 | 2014 |
- tanzaniatouristboard.com | 2004 | 2014 |
- wikipedia.org - tourism in tanzania - category
- wikitravel.org - tanzania
- wikivoyage.org - tanzania

Foods:
- wikipedia.org - tanzanian cuisine - category
- wikipedia.org - zanzibari cuisine - article

Facts
- BBC Tanzania Country Profile
- World Fact Book Tanzania Profile
- wikipedia.org - tanzania - main article
- wikipedia.org - tanzania - category
- wikipedia.org - tanzania - lists
- wikipedia.org - tanzania - outline
- wikipedia.org - tanzania - portal

Countries Bordering Tanzania:
| Burundi | Congo DR | Kenya | Malawi | Mozambique | Rwanda | Uganda | Zambia |

Bodies of Water Bordering Tanzania:
- Indian Ocean
- Lake Tanganyika


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