Place:Mara, Tanzania

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NameMara
Alt namesMarasource: Wikipedia
TypeRegion
Coordinates1.75°S 34.5°E
Located inTanzania     (1963 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Banagi
Bukima
Ikoma
Ikungu
Kibara
Kinesi
Musoma
Nyamougo
Shirati
Simba
Suguti
Ushashi
Utegi
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Mara is one of the thirty regions of Tanzania. The region is named after the Mara River. Musoma serves as the Region's capital.

The neighboring regions are Mwanza Region and Simiyu Region (to the south), Arusha Region (to the south east) and Kagera (across Lake Victoria). To the north east, Mara Region borders Narok County and Migori County in Republic of Kenya. Mara region is known around the world because it is home to the Serengeti national park is is the birth place of Tanzanian founding father,first president, humanist, philosopher and academic Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. Mara region has also the birth place of Benga music.

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