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24 maj 2024 · eastern Africa, part of sub-Saharan Africa comprising two traditionally recognized regions: East Africa, made up of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; and the Horn of Africa, made up of Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.. Eastern Africa consists largely of plateaus and has most of the highest elevations in the continent.The two most striking highlands are in Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively ...
- The Interior Before The Colonial Era
Eastern Africa - Precolonial, Tribes, Trade: The coast was...
- The Horn of Africa
Eastern Africa - Horn, Ethiopia, Somalia: The history of the...
- Northeastern Bantu
Eastern Africa - Northeastern Bantu: The spread of some...
- The Shirazi Migration
Eastern Africa - Shirazi Migration, Trade, Swahili: For much...
- Fall of Military Governments
Eastern Africa - End of Dictatorships: Mengistu’s government...
- Kilwa
Kilwa, former Islamic city-state on an island off the coast...
- Sofala
Sofala, historic seaport situated at the mouth of the Sofala...
- Western Rift Valley
rift, Africa. Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort...
- The Interior Before The Colonial Era
2 dni temu · The region may be divided into several broad physiographic regions. The northern portion of western Africa is composed of a broad band of semiarid terrain, called the western Sudan, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to the area of Lake Chad on the east, a distance of about 2,500 miles (4,000 km). It is largely a plateau of modest elevation and borders the Sahara (desert) on the ...
27 maj 2024 · Nile River, the longest river in the world, called the father of African rivers. It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea . It has a length of about 4,132 miles (6,650 kilometres) and drains an area estimated at 1,293,000 square miles (3,349,000 square kilometres).
22 maj 2024 · An ancient crossroads for various migrations, Uganda has as many as 65 ethnic groups that speak languages from three of Africa’s four major linguistic families. As early as 1200, fertile soils and regular rainfall in the south fostered the formation of several large, centralized kingdoms, including Buganda, from which the country derives its ...
15 maj 2024 · Lake Kariba safari. And sticking in southern Africa, another of the best places for a river safari that lies further along the Zambezi River is Lake Kariba. Formed by a huge dam opened in 1960, the lake here extends some 280km and lies south of Victoria Falls. An important source of water for both human and animal populations in the area, the ...
19 maj 2024 · 12. Rwenzori Mountains National Park. Thought to be the source of the Nile, this park is close to 1,000 sq km (386 sq mi) and is considered one of the largest parks in Uganda. It is a treasured UNESCO World Heritage site and is home to the third tallest mountain in Africa.
16 maj 2024 · Kenya is an African country located on the eastern coastline of the Indian Ocean. It lies on the equator between 5°N and 5°S latitudes. Kenya borders Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the northwest, Ethiopia to the north, and Somalia to the northeast.
