Babati is a town in Babati Urban District of Manyara Region of Tanzania . It is the administrative capital of Babati Urban District and Babati Rural District and also the administrative capital of Manyara Region.
6-406: Babati town has developed from a mere village since Babati District was established in 1985. The new status boosted the town into rapid growth. The town is located at an altitude of 2,145 metres or 7,037 feet near the end of Tarangire National Park and the base of Lake Babati , nestling under Mount Kwaraha . The story is told that the town's name resulted from misunderstanding a Gorowa boy by
12-456: A German roadwork supervisor. The boy did not understand the question about the location's name asked by the German. He pointed at an older man and said "Baba ti", meaning in his language "this is my father". The German noted down the name "Babati" as he thought this was the township's name. It is claimed in the book Tanganyikan Guerilla: East African Campaign 1914-1918, that Napoleon's son, then
18-751: A colonel in the British Cavalry, died and was interred in Babati. The trans-African automobile route — the Cairo-Cape Town Highway passes through Babati. Tarangire National Park Tarangire National Park is a national park in Tanzania 's Manyara Region . The name of the park originates from the Tarangire River that crosses the park. The Tarangire River is the primary source of fresh water for wild animals in
24-766: Is a mix of Acacia woodland, Combretum woodland, seasonally flooded grassland, and baobab trees. The park is famous for its high density of elephants and baobab trees . Visitors to the park in the June to November dry season can expect to see large herds of thousands of zebra , wildebeest and cape buffalo . Other common resident animals include waterbuck , giraffe , dik dik , impala , eland , Grant's gazelle , vervet monkey , banded mongoose , and olive baboon . Predators in Tarangire include lion , leopard , cheetah , caracal , honey badger , and African wild dog . The oldest known elephant to give birth to twins
30-500: Is found in Tarangire. A recent birth of elephant twins in the Tarangire National Park of Tanzania is a great example of how the birth of these two healthy and thriving twins can beat the odds. Home to more than 550 bird species, the park is a haven for bird enthusiasts. The park is also famous for the termite mounds that dot the landscape. Those that have been abandoned are often home to dwarf mongoose . In 2015,
36-530: The Tarangire Ecosystem during the annual dry season. The Tarangire Ecosystem is defined by the long-distance migration of wildebeest and zebras . During the dry season thousands of animals concentrate in Tarangire National Park from the surrounding wet-season dispersal and calving areas. It covers an area of approximately 2,850 square kilometers (1,100 square miles.) The landscape is composed of granitic ridges, river valley, and swamps. Vegetation
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