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Tourism in Arusha
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Located
in the northern highlands of Tanzania, beneath the twin peaks of Mt. Meru and
Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha is the safari capital of the country. Guests
embarking on the popular northern safari circuit all stop in the ‘Geneva of
Africa’ to prepare for their journeys into the African bush.
From
is a two-lane street, the dramatic crater of Mt. Meru stands over the
town like a majestic sentinel, its crater strewn with thick clouds, its slopes
dark with verdant forest. Arusha’s ideal location near the major national parks
and it’s highland setting make it a peaceful idyll of relaxation before the
start of an exciting journey.
Built
by the Germans as a centre of colonial administration administration in the
early 20th century, Arusha was a sleepy town with a garrison stationed at the
old boma and a few shops around a grassy roundabout. From its backwater status
amidst the farmlands and plantations of northern Tanzania, today Arusha is one
of the country’s most prosperous towns.
Arusha
is a major international diplomatic hub. The city hosts and is regarded as the
de facto capital of the East African Community. Since 1994, the city has
also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. It is a
multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds:
indigenous Bantu, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus small
White European and white American minority population. Religions of the Arushan
population are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu.
The
current site of Arusha was first settled in the 1830s by the agro-pastoral
Arusha Maasai from the Arusha Chini community, south of Mount Kilimanjaro. They traded grains, honey, beer,
and tobacco with the pastoral Kisongo Maasai in exchange for livestock, milk,
meat, and skins. Demand for Arusha’s foodstuffs increased substantially during
the 1860s when the Pangani Valley trade route was extended through Old
Moshi, Arusha, and ultimately to western Kenya. Although it was not yet a town,
it was a regional centre and had a number of urban features.
Despite
its proximity to the equator, Arusha’s elevation of 1,400 meters (4,600 ft) on
the southern slopes of Mount Meru keeps temperatures relatively low and
alleviates humidity. Cool dry air is prevalent for much of the year. The
temperature ranges between 13 and 30 degrees Celsius with an average around 25
degrees. It has distinct wet and dry seasons, and experiences an eastern prevailing
wind from the Indian Ocean, a couple of hundred miles east.
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