Chaga people
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The Chaga or Chagga are a Bantu ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. They are the third-largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They founded the now former sovereign Chagga states on the slopes
Chagga men perform a harvest dance, c.1910s
Chagga snuff box 1891
Chagga combs 1891
Chagga kata (calabash) cups for mbege 1891
Mount Kilimanjaro
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Mount Kilimanjaro is a large dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, at 5,895 m above sea level and 4,900
Chaga people
…Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. They are the third-largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They founded the now former sovereign Chagga states on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro which governed the current Kilimanjaro region (eastern) of Tanzania. The Chagga people are recognized as one of the economically successful groups in…
Kilimanjaro from Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Kilimanjaro's main peaks are Kibo (left) and Mawenzi (right), as named by the Chagga. They respectively mean "spotted" and "broken".
Kilimanjaro's glaciers' retreat in 1912–2018
Vertical margin wall of the Rebmann Glacier in 2005 with Mount Meru, which is 70 km (43 mi) away, in the background