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Lake Tanganyika ​((in)Lake tanganyika, (sw)Ziwa Tanganyika, (rn)Ikiyaga Tanganyika)
The shores at Kalemie
Information
Country	Burundi ​Democratic Republic of Congo ​Tanzania ​Zambia
Bowl	Congo
Food	Ifume, Lufubu, Lunangwa, Malagarasi, Rusizi
Emissary	Lukuga
Area	32 900 km²
Maximum depth	1 471 m
Average depth	570 m
Altitude	775 m
Main island (s)	Kavala, Kumbula, Mutondwe, Manda
Fish population	about 250 species
Other stands	water cobra, crocodile, hippopotamus
Location
5 ° 51 ′ 14 ″ S 30 ° 0 ′ 36 ″ E
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the lake tanganyika, sometimes written Tanganika, is the second largest lake, by surface, ofAfrica and, with its 677 km, the longest in the world. The most important riparian locality is Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi

Understand

Cities

• -4.0938629.08271 Baraka () – Locality of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the edge of the lake. (last update Feb. 2021)
• -3.382529.36112 Bujumbura () – The capital of Burundi and the most important riparian locality. (last update Feb. 2021)
• -4.883329.63333 Kigoma () – Largest agglomeration tanzanian on the banks. (last update Feb. 2021)
• -5.933329.24 Kalemie () – Locality of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the edge of the lake. (last update Feb. 2021)
• -8.77531.11675 Mpulungu () – The only important locality on the Zambian side. (last update Feb. 2021)
• -3.40529.1386 Uvira () – Largest riparian agglomeration of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (last update Feb. 2021)

Other destinations

• -4.69429.631 Gombe Stream National Park (Gombe Stream National Park) () – registered as a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2018. (last update Feb. 2021)
• -6.23129.8912 Mahale Mountains National Park (Mahale Mountains National Park) () (last update Feb. 2021)
• -8.743938888888930.3826888888893 Nsumbu National Park (Nsumbu National Park) () (last update Feb. 2021)
• -3.348829.2524 Rusizi National Park () – The park is divided into two sectors separated from each other by 5 km: the “Delta” sector on the shore of the lake and the “Palmeraie” sector. (last update Feb. 2021)

To go

By train

• Tanzania Railways Corporation Sokoine Drive, Dar es Salaam (P.O. Box 76959) - Kiezya Road, Kigoma,   255 22 325658, e-mail : [email protected] adult : 32 $ (~26,51 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 29.29 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 39.69 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 17,377.13 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) maximum in sleeper cabin. – free. The Central Line connects Kigoma To Dar es Salaam via Tabora and Dodoma. Whether departing from Dar es Saaam or Kigoma, trains leave on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 21 h as well as Thursday at 2 h and take 28 h 30 min to complete the entire route. These trains have sleeper cabins of 2^e class as well as benches of 2^e and 3^e class and a dining car. (last update Feb. 2021)

Circulate

On a boat

• There are two Tanzanian ferries connecting Kigoma, in Tanzania, To Mpulungu, in Zambia, with stops at Lagossa (to get to the north of Mahale Mountains National Park), Kalya (to get to the south of the park), Kipili and Kasanga, the last Tanzanian locality and one of the few to be so reachable by bus. Please note that, except at the two terminuses, embarkation / disembarkation is done by means of motorized canoes. The "theoretical" departure from Kigoma takes place every other Wednesday at 16 h and the total journey lasts forty hours. The price of a cabin of 1^D class up to Mpulungu costs 105 $ (~86,97 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 96.12 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 130.22 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 57,018.71 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) (only payable in dollars and in cash and keep your ticket well because it is required on disembarkation). The two ferries are no longer young (1927 for the legendary MV Liemba and 1982 for the MV Mwongozo) but Tanzanians have a reputation for maintaining their equipment well.

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