World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Kilimanjaro19,341ft (5895m)

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Lake Albert

Lake Nyasa

Lake Tanganyika

LakeRukwa

Lake Edward

Lake

Victoria

Lake Kivu

LakeTurkana

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CENTRALAFRICANREPUBLIC

MOZAMBIQUE

ZAMBIA

DEM. REP.

CONGO

MADAGASCAR

SEYCHELLES

COMOROS

SOMALIA

ETHIOPIA

KENYA

UGANDA

TANZANIA

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Malakal
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Yambio
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Gaalkacyo
Beledweyne
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Wanlaweyn
Baydhabo
Jamaame
Lokitaung
Arua
Gulu
Lira
Mbale
Masindi
Eldoret
Garissa
Malindi
Songea
Lindi
Mtwara
Iringa
Mbeya
Sumbawanga
Morogoro
Tabora
Kigoma
Shinyanga
Arusha
Moshi
Kabale
Entebbe
Nakuru
Meru
Nyeri
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Hargeysa

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Dawa

Marka Kismaayo

TangaZanzibarDar es Salaam

Mombasa

Mwanza

Kisumu

ADDIS ABABA

MOGADISHU

KAMPALA

DODOMA

BUJUMBURA

KIGALI

NAIROBI

Elemi Triangle

(adminstered

by Kenya)

The Somali languagedid not become a written language until 1972.

The shortest war on record,between Britain and Zanzibarin 1896, lasted just 38 minutes.

The Great Rift Valley is oneof the most extensive rifts onthe Earth's surface, extending from Jordan southward through eastern Africa to Mozambique. The system is some 4,000 miles (6,400 km) long and averages 30–40 miles (48–64 km) wide.

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AFRICA

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