Mahale Mountains

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Satellite image of the Mahale Mountains within Mahale Mountains National Park, with park's borders are outlined in yellow.

The Mahale Mountains are a mountain range in western Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. They rise to 2,462 metres (8,077 ft) atop Mount Nkungwe.

The range and its habitats are protected by the Mahale Mountains National Park, being known for wildlife including chimpanzees and lions.

Holoholo[]

They were the traditional homeland of the Holoholo people, before being relocated in the 1970s for the creation of Mahale Mountains National Park.

See also[]

• Mountain ranges of Tanzania

Coordinates: 6°12′00″S 30°00′00″E / 6.2000°S 30.0000°E / -6.2000; 30.0000

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