Tanzania (Capital: Dodoma)

Recently, the Zanzibar (Tanzania) campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras was formally launched.

Location

  • It is an African country situated just south of the Equator.
  • Dar es Salaam is the largest city and port city of this country.

Geography

  • The mainland is bounded -
  • ­By Uganda, Lake Victoria, and Kenya to the north.
  • ­By the Indian Ocean to the east, by Mozambique, Lake Nyasa, Malawi, and Zambia to the south and southwest
  • ­By Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, and Rwanda to the west.
  • Highest Mountain: Mount Kilimanjaro which is located in northeastern Tanzania.
  • Major Rivers: Ruvuma, Rufiji, Wami, and the Pangani (drain into the Indian Ocean).

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