Machame Route Kilimanjaro

Machame or Kingdom of Machame was a historic sovereign Chagga state located in modern day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. Historically, the Machame kingdom was in 1889 referred by Hans Meyer as a great African giant, the kingdom was also the largest and most populous of all the Chagga sovereign stateā€¦
Machame or Kingdom of Machame was a historic sovereign Chagga state located in modern day Machame Kaskazini ward in Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region in Tanzania. Historically, the Machame kingdom was in 1889 referred by Hans Meyer as a great African giant, the kingdom was also the largest and most populous of all the Chagga sovereign states on Kilimanjaro, whose most powerful ruler Mangi Rengua as early as 1849 was reckoned as a giant African king with influence extending throughout all Chagga states except Rombo.
  • Status: Kingdom
  • Capital: Wari
  • Common languages: Official language · Kimachame · Unofficial minority languages · Chagga, Swahili, Pare, Shambaa
  • Religion: African Traditional · Lutherans
  • Government: Monarchy
  • Historical era: Pre-colonial era · Scramble for Africa · World War I World War II · Post-colonial era
  • 1890s: 49.41 km² (19.08 sq mi)

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