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EAR 30 Class
The EAR 30 class was a class of oil-burning gauge steam locomotives. The class was built in 1955 by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland, for the East African Railways (EAR). Its design was derived from the EAR 29 class, which, in turn, was based upon the Nigerian Railways River class. The 26 members of the class served their entire careers in Tanganyika/ Tanzania, one of the three territories/countries served by the EAR. Class list The numbers and names of each member of the class were as follows: See also *History of rail transport in Tanzania :''This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series'' The history of rail transport in Tanzania began in the late nineteenth century. Zanzibar From about 1880 to 1888, a tramway operated in Zanzibar, then ruled by the se ... References Notes Bibliography * * * * * External links {{authority control East African Railways locomotives Metre gauge steam locomotives NBL locomot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyamwezi People
The Nyamwezi, or ''Wanyamwezi'', are one of the Bantu groups of East Africa. They are the second-largest ethnic group in Tanzania. The Nyamwezi people's ancestral homeland is in parts of Tabora Region, Singida Region, Shinyanga Region and Katavi Region. The term ''Nyamwezi'' is of Swahili origin, and translates as "people of the moon" on one hand but also means "people of the west" the latter being more meaningful to the context. Historically, there have been five ethnic groups, all referring to themselves as 'Wanyamwezi' to outsiders: Kimbu, Konongo, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, and Sumbwa, who were never united. All groups normally merged have broadly similar cultures, although it is an oversimplification to view them as a single group. The Nyamwezi have close ties with the Sukuma and are believed to have been one ethnic group up until the Nyamwezi started their forrays to the Coast for long distance trade. The Sukuma would refer to the Nyamwezi as the 'Dakama' meaning 'people of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haya People
The Haya (or Bahaya) are a Bantu ethnic group based in Kagera Region, northwestern Tanzania, on the western side of Lake Victoria. With over one million people, it is estimated the Haya make up approximately 2% of the population of Tanzania. Historically, the Haya have had a complex kingship-based political system. Agriculture, particularly banana farming, is central to Haya economic life. They are credited with the independent development of carbon steel dating to 2000 years ago using pre-heating techniques. Etymology According to Hans Cory, the term ( Haya for fisher-people) was originally used to differentiate the Haya from the Banyambo of Karagwe. This distinction is said to be based on cultural differences, with the Haya economy predominantly oriented toward fishing and other industries on Lake Victoria and the Banyambo predominately engaged in pastoralism. Other sources on the origin of the term Haya cite oral accounts that state it derives from a goddess named Muhaya, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi Railway Museum
The Nairobi Railway Museum is a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. Containing exhibits from the defunct East African Railways, it was opened in 1971 by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation. It is operated by Kenya Railways. left, An unusual exhibit at the museum The museum has maintained its rail connection. This allows for the efficient movement of museum exhibits for maintenance and placing items in the collection. The three operational steam locomotives are stored securely under cover within the main railway works. Visitors must request an appointment to view them. They have not been used for several years. One of the display locomotives, 301 (2301) was used in the 1985 movie, ''Out of Africa''. The museum's collection also includes early diesel locomotives and passenger coaches. Friends of the Railway Museum East Africa (FORM East Africa), a concern encompassing Railway and Locomotive enthusiasts, has assisted in sourcing and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turu People (Tanzania)
The Turu (''Arimi, Wanyaturu'') are an ethnic group, ethnic and linguistic group based in the Singida Region of north-central Tanzania who speak Bantu language Turu language, Kinyaturu. In 1993, the Turu population was estimated to number 556,000. The current population of the Turu is now over 1,000,000. They speak the Turu language. ''Arimi'' (the people of Rimi) is the original endonym. The word ''Arimi'' itself literally means farmers. ''Wanyaturu'' (the people of Nyaturu) is replacing it, reflecting Swahili contact; indeed, the prefix ''wa-'' is Swahili rather than the Turu ''a-''. Tribal composition The Turu people are three tribes, the ''Airwana (Wilwana)'', half the Turu population, including the city of Singida (town), Singida; the ''Vahi (Wahi)'', and the small ''Anyiŋanyi (wanying'anyi)''. Each tribe is composed of several clans, such as the ''Anyahatι'' and ''Akahiυ'' of the Wahi. Most of the Turu are brown, tall, thin with long noses and light black hair. Despit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyakyusa People
The Nyakyusa (also called the Sokile, Ngonde or Nkonde) are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group who live in the fertile mountains of southern Tanzania. They speak the Nyakyusa language, a member of the Bantu language family. In 1993 the Nyakusa population was estimated to number 1,050,000, with 750,000 living in Tanzania. Nyakyusa are marked as highly educated and eager agriculturists . The Nyakyusa are colonising people where success and survival depended on individual effort. Nyakyusa have managed to collect vast wealth from trade and agriculture than any tribe in Tanzania Historically, they were called the 'Ngonde' below the Songwe River in British Nyasaland, and 'Nyakyusa' above the river in German territory. The two groups were identical in language and culture, so much so that the Germans referred to the Nyakyusa region above the Songwe River and its people as ' Konde', at least until 1935. History Origins According to their oral history, they traced their roots to an Ancient N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngindo People
The Ngindo are an ethnic and linguistic group based in southern Pwani Region and northern Lindi Region means in current area includes Liwale and Kilwa districts in current Tanzania or former Tanganyika Tanganyika may refer to: Places * Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state * Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania * Tanzania Main ..., who speak the Ngindo and Ndendeule languages. In 1987 the Ngindo population was estimated to number 220,000 Prominent Ngindo people include. Saidi Alli Amanzi former District Commissioner of Masasi, Nyamagana, Morogoro and Singida from 2006 to 2016, Poet Amir Abdallah Sudi ' Andanenga' whose nickname Andanenga derives from two Ngindo words where anda means like and nenga means right me or me, therefore better translated as like me and some others. Ethnic groups in Tanzania Indigenous peoples of East Africa {{tanzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwera People
__NOTOC__ The Mwera people are a Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic and linguistic group. They are native to Kilwa District in southeast Lindi Region. However they have also settled in northern Mtwara Region, and eastern Ruvuma Region of Tanzania, as well as along the Ruvuma River between Tanzania and Mozambique. According to their oral traditions, the Mwera people are a Bantu people who originated around Lake Albert (Uganda), Lake Albert in north Uganda. They migrated south, back into Africa in the late medieval era, and reached Lake Malawi (Nyasa), where they settled into two communities: Mweras near Nyasa, and the second called coastal Mweras who settled between the Lake and the Indian Ocean coast. The word ''"Mwera"'' literally means "inland dwellers" (far from coast). Those Mwera people who live on the coast are called "Wamwera" by other Mwera people. They are known to be peaceful people, whose migration and population distribution has been historically affected by violence and seizur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meru People
The Meru or Amîîrú (including the Ngaa) are a Bantu ethnic group that inhabit the Meru region of Kenya on the fertile lands of north and eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. The word Meru means Shining Light in Kimîîrú language. In Kiswahili, it is Ng'aa, a Bantu word meaning "Dazzling Shine" in both Kimîîrú and Kiswahili languages. Ameru in Kimîîrú language therefore means The Shining Ones or The Children Of The Shining One. The Ameru people comprise nine sections: the Igoji, Imenti, Tigania, Mitine, Igembe, Mwimbi, Muthambi, Chuka and Tharaka. The Tharaka live in the semi-arid part of the greater Meru and they, together with the Mwimbi, Muthambi and Chuka, form the Tharaka-Nithi County. The Ameru are however unrelated to the Wameru of northern Tanzania, other than both being avid farming Bantu communities. Languages The Ngaa people known as Meru speak the Kimîîrú language. Kimîîrú, Kikamba, Kiembu, Kimbeere and Kik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maasai People
The Maasai (; sw, Wamasai) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best-known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes and their distinctive customs and dress.Maasai - Introduction Jens Fincke, 2000–2003 The Maasai speak the Maa language (ɔl Maa), a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the , |
Makua People
The Makua people, also known as Makhuwa, are a Bantu ethnic group found in northern Mozambique and the southern border provinces of Tanzania such as the Mtwara Region. They are the largest ethnic group in Mozambique, and primarily concentrated in a large region to the north of the Zambezi River. They are studied by sociologists in four geographical and linguistic sub-divisions: the lower or Lolo Makua, the upper or Lomwe Makua, the Maua and the Niassa Makua or Medo. They speak variants of the ''Makua'' language, also called ''Emakua'', and this is a Bantu-group language. The total Makua population is estimated to be about 3.5 million of which over 1 million speak the lower (southern) dialect and about 2 million the upper (northern, Lomwe) version; given the large region and population, several ethnic groups that share the region with the Makua people also speak the ''Emakua''. History A mythical legend, in the oral tradition of the Makua people, tells that their ancestor were th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makonde People
The Makonde are an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania, northern Mozambique, and Kenya. The Makonde developed their culture on the Mueda Plateau in Mozambique. At present they live throughout Tanzania and Mozambique, and have a small presence in Kenya. The Makonde population in Tanzania was estimated in 2001 to be 1,140,000, and the 1997 census in Mozambique put the Makonde population in that country at 233,358, for an estimated total of 1,373,358. The ethnic group is roughly divided by the Ruvuma River; members of the group in Tanzania are referred to as the Makonde, and those in Mozambique as the Maconde. The two groups have developed separate languages over time but share a common origin and culture. History The Makonde successfully resisted predation by African, Arab, and European slavers. They did not fall under colonial power until the 1920s. During the 1960s the revolution which drove the Portuguese out of Mozambique was launched from the Makonde homeland of the Mueda Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luguru People
The Luguru are a matrilineal ethnic and linguistic group from Pwani Region and Morogoro Region in Tanzania. They speak the Bantu Luguru language Luguru is a Bantu language spoken by the Luguru people of the Morogoro region and the Pwani region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Afric .... In 2001, the Luguru population was estimated to be at about 692,000. References Ethnic groups in Tanzania Indigenous peoples of East Africa {{Tanzania-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
