Origins & Destinations - Tanzania 75
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Tanzania the yellow stripe represents the country’s mineral wealth, the green stripe represents Tanzania’s natural resources, and the blue stripe represents the Indian Ocean, which borders Tanzania to the east.
Tanzania gets its name from two different words: “Tanganyika” and “Zanzibar.” Tanganyika was the name given to the mainland by European explorers, while ZanziTanzania is home to the tallest bar was the name of the archipelago mountain in all of Africa, Mount Kili(group of islands) off the coast of manjaro, which stands at 19,341 feet Tanzania. (5,895 meters) tall. Tanzania is home to some of the oldest human fossils ever discovered. In fact, the oldest known human skull was found in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania and is estimated to be over 2 million years old! The very first known inhabitants of Tanzania were hunter-gatherer tribes known as the Hadza and the Sandawe. These tribes still exist today and have managed to preserve their traditional ways of life in the face of modernization. The Tanzanian flag features a horizontal black stripe, a yellow stripe, and a green stripe with a diagonal blue stripe running from the bottom left corner to the top right corner. Black stripe represents the people of Tanzania,
Tanzania is also home to the Serengeti National Park, which is famous for its annual wildebeest migration. This migration is considered one of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth and draws thousands of tourists to Tanzania each year. The official language of people of Tanzania is Swahili, although English is also widely spoken. Swahili is a Bantu language that was originally spoken along the coast of East Africa, but has since become a lingua franca throughout much of the region. Finally, Tanzania is known for its rich musical heritage, with styles ranging from traditional tribal music to more modern genres like hip hop & reggae. Some famous Tanzanian musicians include Ali Kiba, Diamond Platnumz,
