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Siha (Kibongoto)
Siha or Kingdom of Siha also sometimes referred to as Kibongoto (''Kwamangi wa Siha'' in Chaga languages, Kichagga), (''Ufalme wa Siha'' in Swahili language, Swahili) was a historic sovereign Chagga states, Chagga state located in modern-day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. Siha was located west of the Ushira plateau on Mount Kilimanjaro.Salt, George. "The Shira Plateau of Kilimanjaro." The Geographical Journal, vol. 117, no. 2, 1951, pp. 150–64. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1791652. Accessed 16 Apr. 2023. The word ''Mangi'' means king in Kichagga. The kingdom is known for ''Mangi'' Ngalami that was hanged together with 18 other Leaders of the Chagga states including ''Mangi'' Mangi Meli, Meli, by the German colonial empire, German colonial regime in 1900. Overview The most westerly dispersion center on Kilimanjaro is the high Shira plateau, a vast protrusion of towering tableland created on the hillside by ancient Types of volcanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasai
Nasai is an administrative ward in Siha District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 8,032. References Wards of Siha District Wards of Kilimanjaro Region {{Kilimanjaro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
