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  2. Tanganyika Territory - Wikipedia

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    The UK held Tanganyika as a League of Nations mandate until the end of World War II after which it was held as a United Nations trust territory. In 1961, Tanganyika gained its independence from the UK as Tanganyika, joining the Commonwealth. It became a republic a year later. Tanganyika now forms part of the modern-day sovereign state of ...

  3. Lake Tanganyika - Wikipedia

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    Lake Tanganyika is situated within the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is confined by the mountainous walls of the valley. It is the largest rift lake in Africa and the second-largest lake by volume in the world. It is the deepest lake in Africa and holds the greatest volume of fresh water on the continent ...

  4. Tanganyika - Wikipedia

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    Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state Tanganyika (1961–1964) , a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania Tanzania Mainland , the current area of the former country state and territory of Tanganyika

  5. Mainland Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    Topographic map of mainland Tanzania. Mainland Tanzania refers to the part of Tanzania on the continent of Africa; excluding the islands of Zanzibar. It corresponds with the area of the former country of Tanganyika. 26 of Tanzania's 31 regions are located on the mainland. [1]

  6. Geography of Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    This is the largest lake in Africa by surface area and is traditionally named as the source of the Nile River. Southwest of this, separating Tanzania from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is Lake Tanganyika. This lake is estimated to be the second deepest lake in the world after Lake Baikal in Siberia.

  7. List of governors of Tanganyika - Wikipedia

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    Map of Tanganyika Territory, 1934. The colony of German East Africa (German: Deutsch-Ostafrika) was founded in the 1880s, after the German explorer Carl Peters signed treaties with native chieftains on neighboring Zanzibar. On 3 March 1885, the government of the German Empire granted an imperial charter to the German East Africa Company, and a ...

  8. Zanzibar - Wikipedia

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    Zanzibar [a] is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania.It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island.

  9. Tanganyika (1961–1964) - Wikipedia

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    1962 Tanganyika stamp depicting mountaineer Alex Nyirenda atop Uhuru Peak with Tanganyika flag. Tanganyika (/ ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə,-ɡ æ n-/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə, -⁠gan-) was a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania, that existed from 1961 until 1964.