Longido
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Longido is a small village north of Arusha
in Tanzania
and south of the town of Namanga
, on the Kenya
-Tanzania border. It is primarily Maasai but includes other East Africa
n tribes as well.
It is at the foot of Mount Longido which can be climbed in one and a half days.
Longido includes some basic accommodation (guest houses), restaurants, bars and general stores. There is also a police station there, several churches and a primary and secondary school. The only electricity in the village is by private generator.
In 2007, it became the capital of Longido District which was formed out of part of Monduli District.
Anyolite
was first discovered at the Mundarara Mine near Longido in 1954.
Arusha
Arusha is a city in northern Tanzania. It is the capital of the Arusha Region, which claims a population of 1,288,088, including 281,608 for the Arusha District . Arusha is surrounded by some of Africa's most famous landscapes and national parks...
in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
and south of the town of Namanga
Namanga
Namanga is a town in Kenya, lying on the border with Tanzania. It is in Kajiado District, Rift Valley Province. It is around 130 kilometers from Arusha, Tanzania. Namanga's economy is heavily dependent on tourism as tourists visiting the nearby Amboseli National Park passes though the town from...
, on the Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
-Tanzania border. It is primarily Maasai but includes other East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
n tribes as well.
It is at the foot of Mount Longido which can be climbed in one and a half days.
Longido includes some basic accommodation (guest houses), restaurants, bars and general stores. There is also a police station there, several churches and a primary and secondary school. The only electricity in the village is by private generator.
In 2007, it became the capital of Longido District which was formed out of part of Monduli District.
Anyolite
Anyolite
Although anyolite is advertised as a variety of the mineral zoisite from Kenya and Tanzania, anyolite is actually a metamorphic rock composed of intergrown green zoisite, black tschermakite, and ruby...
was first discovered at the Mundarara Mine near Longido in 1954.