Tanga Bay (Ghuba la Tanga, in Swahili) is a bay in Mkinga District of Tanga Region of Tanzania. The bay is home to Tanga Island and is surrounded in the north by Chongoleani ward, west by Mabokweni and Mzizima wards. To the south is Central and Chumbageni wards. The archaeological survey of the area demonstrated that the Tanga Bay and Amboni Caves regions offer sites worth funding for future excavations.
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Zigi River also known as Sigi River, is a river in located in east Tanga Region in Tanzania.
The river rises in the Amani Nature Reserve in the east Usambara Mountains in Muheza District, more precisely in Handei Mountains, at an altitude of 1130 meters and flows for 100 km in a long course and multiple changes of direction to its mouth 40 km north of the town of Tanga in the Indian Ocean. Its tributaries are the Kihuhui and the Musi.
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The Ras Kazone Rear Range Lighthouse is located in Tanga Region in northeastern Tanzania.
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Tanga Island known during German East Africa as Toten Island in old colonial maps is a small uninhabited and protected island situated north of the city of Tanga's harbour on Tanga Bay in Tanga Region, Tanzania. It is within the Tanga Bay. The island is located entirely with the Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park. The island is administered by Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves.
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The Tanga Entrance Lighthouse is located in Tanga Region in northeastern Tanzania.
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The Tanga Island Front Range Lighthouse is located in the northeastern city of Tanga in Tanga City Council of Tanga Region in Tanzania. The lighthouse is located on Tanga Island as its name sugguests.
It's probable that the ancient trading hub of Toniki, which the Ptolemy claimed to be in latitude 4 South, was situated in the study region.